Hello everyone,
It was a slow winter’s walk today with a low species count and nothing terribly exciting to report.
There were a lot of American Robins flying about. They must have been having a family reunion. Having five White-breasted Nuthatches in one walk was a treat, and a few people saw a female Red-breasted Merganser have a bit of a tussle with a small iceberg in the harbor. Towards the end of the walk, we found our highlight of the day; a juvenile Bald Eagle flew over heading north.
Happy Holidays to all!
BIRDERS: Madhu, Mark C., Mike, Luther, Cheryl, Suzanne, Marian, Jennie, Caterina, Leslie, Val, Traci, Daniela, Lucy, Jeff, Jane, Peter, Sarah, Amir, Eric, Mark W., Marisa, Pam and welcome to Jericho and Abby.
TIME: 8:00am to 10:15am
WEATHER: 32 degrees, windy, cloudy
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 253
Mallard Number observed: 4
Common Goldeneye Number observed: 2
Red-breasted Merganser Number observed: 3
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 2
American Herring Gull Number observed: 2
Bald Eagle Number observed: 1
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 4
Northern Flicker Number observed: 3
American Crow Number observed: 9
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 6
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 5
Brown Creeper Number observed: 3
European Starling Number observed: 34
American Robin Number observed: 59
House Sparrow Number observed: 6
American Goldfinch Number observed: 5
Dark-eyed Junco Number observed: 2
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 7
passerine sp. Number observed: 40
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