New birds today:
-Blue-winged teal! Actually I saw these last week but forgot to post.
-Pied-billed grebe. I liked this guy
Honorable mentions:
-saw a red-tailed hawk dive after a mallard in a creek. A Canada goose was also in the scuffle. Didn't seem to get the mallard at all
Aaron
New birds today:
-Red-headed woodpecker! We saw three of them.
Honorable mentions:
-Got very close to a barred owl. Three were hooting to each other and it pissed off some crows. Friends pic below
Aaron
New birds today:
-ruby crowned kinglet
-golden rowned kinglet
So cool to see these guys. I'm a little uncertain about the ID of the ruby crowned, but the goldens were singing and hanging out with me for a while :)
Honorable mentions:
-tree swallows calling and feeding on the wing
Aaron
New birds today:
-northern flicker !!! wow
Honorable mentions
-wood duck again. Finally got a good long gander at one. What a beautiful bird.
-song sparrow; first time hearing them sing.
-first time seeing goldfinches in their winter colors
Aaron
New birds today:
-eastern meadowlark
-pintail duck
-greater white fronted goose
Honorable mentions:
-wood duck (by sight for the first time)
-green winged teal (first good look)
Aaron
New birds today:
-coopers hawk
-tree swallow (so pretty!)
-american tree sparrow
-american woodcock!!!! we saw the flight displays, really enchanting..
Aaron
New birds today:
-northern harrier
-eastern bluebird
-wood duck (furtively whistling in the underbrush - would love to spot one next time)
-starlings in murmuration
-500 grackles flying overhead
