Hello everyone,
It was another beautiful fall morning and we had a nice walk even though the number of bird species is dwindling.
A very fluffy looking Great Blue Heron was hanging out in the lagoon. Perhaps it was fluffed up to combat the cold? I’m not sure, but it looked very interesting with its impressive feathers. Our photographers got some great shots of this handsome bird.
Our local Bald Eagle flew over us a few times. I never thought I’d be able to say that we have a local Bald Eagle, but apparently we do have one now. We were very pleased to see a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker in the oak grove, a bird we don’t see in the park very often.
The meadow was full of American Goldfinches and sparrows of all types. They were actively flying around and gathering seeds from the prairie plants.
BIRDERS: Luther, Marian, Madhu, Caterina, Mark C., Mike, Jennie, Suzanne, Cheryl, Roger, Gary, Leslie, Traci, Robert, Simone, Kristin, Daniela, Jane, Tracy, Nolan, Val, Paul W., Mark W., Mark M., Sarah, Amir, Marisa, Larry, Kenny, Andy, and welcome to Zee, Vadim, Mary, Ben and Angel.
TIME: 8:00am to 12:00pm
WEATHER: Low 40s, mostly sunny
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 185
Wood Duck Number observed: 26
Mallard Number observed: 7
Hooded Merganser Number observed: 1
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 6
American Herring Gull Number observed: 1
Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 3
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 5
Cooper's Hawk Number observed: 1
Bald Eagle Number observed: 1
Belted Kingfisher Number observed: 1
Red-headed Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 6
Northern Flicker Number observed: 2
falcon sp. Number observed: 1
American Crow Number observed: 9
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Number observed: 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet Number observed: 8
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 1
Brown Creeper Number observed: 1
Winter Wren Number observed: 1
European Starling Number observed: 51
Hermit Thrush Number observed: 4
American Robin Number observed: 19
House Sparrow Number observed: 2
American Goldfinch Number observed: 12
American Tree Sparrow Number observed: 2
Dark-eyed Junco Number observed: 3
White-crowned Sparrow Number observed: 4
White-throated Sparrow Number observed: 16
Song Sparrow Number observed: 5
Swamp Sparrow Number observed: 2
Eastern Towhee Number observed: 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler Number observed: 4
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
Photo: American goldfinch by Will Stuart