Photo: Trumpeter swans by Rachel Hogancamp
Hello everyone,
Although it didn’t start out that way, it turned out to be a lovely, sunny and clear morning with Spring in the air. Forsythia is budding as are the trees and bushes.
And the birds are beginning to come through. We had two Northern Shovelers on the east lagoon. The count of six Wood Ducks was the highest we’ve had in a while. A Brown Creeper was a nice addition to the list. We still have a few Mergansers around but they’ll be leaving soon. We wish them well on their journey north.
BIRDERS: Stacey, Marian, Lucy, Paul, Mike, Jennie, Cheryl, Kristin, Luther, Leslie, Marisa, Pam and welcome to Laura, Terry and Larry who was visiting from Michigan
TIME: 8:00am to 10:30am
WEATHER: 39 degrees, cloudy, but turning sunny
Compiler: Cheryl
Photographers: Marisa and Leslie
Canada Goose Number observed: 18
Wood Duck Number observed: 6
Northern Shoveler Number observed: 2
Mallard Number observed: 11
Common Merganser Number observed: 3
Red-breasted Merganser Number observed: 4
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 6
Herring Gull Number observed: 3
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 2
American Crow Number observed: 12
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 4
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 2
Brown Creeper Number observed: 1
European Starling Number observed: 9
American Robin Number observed: 9
House Sparrow Number observed: 1
House Finch Number observed: 3
American Goldfinch Number observed: 1
Dark-eyed Junco Number observed: 1
Song Sparrow Number observed: 1
Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 25
Brown-headed Cowbird Number observed: 1
Common Grackle Number observed: 5
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