Photo: Green heron by Lindsay Vacek

Hello everyone,

The highlight of our morning was an excellent look at a gorgeous male American Kestrel. He was first spotted on the Island and he acted like a super model perching and posing for us. He even turned to make sure that we saw all of his colorful plumage. We were entranced.

Our Common Merganser pair was in the east lagoon again this week along with Red-breasted Mergansers and a few Common Goldeneye. We also had an immature male Common Goldeneye in the marina. Rob really wanted to see a Nuthatch today and three White-breasted Nuthatches and a few Downy Woodpeckers fulfilled his order and put on a show for us in the oak grove behind the museum.

BIRDERS: Cheryl, Marian, Mike, Jennie, Mark C., Mark W., Eric, Lucy, Beth, Leslie, Rob, Marisa, Tracy, Nick, Meghan, and welcome to Andy and Adrienne.

TIME:   8:00am to 10:15am   

WEATHER: High 20s, cloudy, light wind

Compiler: Cheryl

Photographers: Marisa, Tracy, Eric

Canada Goose   Number observed: 164

Mallard   Number observed: 12

Common Goldeneye   Number observed: 4

Common Merganser   Number observed: 2

Red-breasted Merganser   Number observed: 9

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)   Number observed: 4

Ring-billed Gull   Number observed: 4

Herring Gull   Number observed: 4

Downy Woodpecker   Number observed: 3

Northern Flicker   Number observed: 2

American Kestrel   Number observed: 1

American Crow   Number observed: 6

Black-capped Chickadee   Number observed: 6

White-breasted Nuthatch   Number observed: 3

European Starling   Number observed: 7

House Sparrow   Number observed: 7

American Goldfinch   Number observed: 2

Dark-eyed Junco   Number observed: 5

Northern Cardinal   Number observed: 1

If you’d like more information about a bird, check out the All About Birds ID guide:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/

Corrections, additions and comments are welcome.

Good birding everyone,

Jennie