Photo: Green heron by Lindsay Vacek

Hello everyone,

It was a slow winter day and we did not reach our goal of having more bird species than birders, with only 15 species spotted. Finding highlights to report is a bit tough but we enjoyed seeing a Red-tailed Hawk and an American Kestrel. There were lots of Canada Geese out and about but only one Common Goldeneye was in the marina, along with some Mallards for company. The most bird activity took place in a dead tree near the music bridge, with various birds exploring holes along the main trunk – see Marisa’s nice photos.

BIRDERS: Mike, Jennie, Cheryl, Marian, Lucy, Tracy, Mark C., Joy, Ryan, Jane, Eric, Marisa, Roselle, and welcome to Joan, Izzy, Maria, Karina and Jess.

TIME: 8:00am to 10:15am     

WEATHER: High 20s, cloudy, light winds

Compiler: Cheryl

Photographers: Marisa and Eric

Canada Goose   Number observed: 94

Mallard   Number observed: 12

Common Goldeneye   Number observed: 1

Ring-billed Gull   Number observed: 4

Herring Gull   Number observed: 2

Red-tailed Hawk   Number observed: 1

Downy Woodpecker   Number observed: 4

Northern Flicker   Number observed: 1

American Kestrel   Number observed: 1

Black-capped Chickadee   Number observed: 8

White-breasted Nuthatch   Number observed: 2

European Starling   Number observed: 18

American Robin   Number observed: 3

House Sparrow   Number observed: 7

Northern Cardinal   Number observed: 5

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