Hello everyone,
Welcome to 2026! We tied our winter walk goal – we had 19 birders and 19 species. Not bad for a chilly winter morning.
We didn’t see anything extra special but it was nice to be out in the park. The American Goldfinches looked especially pretty as many of them still had some bright yellow plumage remaining, which looked lovely in contrast with the duller brown feathers. It was nice to see some Flickers and once again we had a lot of Cardinals, with their bright red lighting up the cloudy day.
Happy New Year to all!
BIRDERS: Marian, Mike, Jennie, Luther, Mark W., Cheryl, Jeff, Mark M., Traci, Mark C., Daniela, Eric, Paul, Lucy, Sarah, Amir, Stacy, Marisa, Jane.
TIME: 8:00am to 10:25am
WEATHER: 23 degrees, cloudy, light winds
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 8
Mallard Number observed: 6
Common Goldeneye Number observed: 2
Red-breasted Merganser Number observed: 2
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 3
American Herring Gull Number observed: 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 4
Northern Flicker Number observed: 5
American Crow Number observed: 6
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 9
Brown Creeper Number observed: 1
European Starling Number observed: 10
American Robin Number observed: 6
House Sparrow Number observed: 4
American Goldfinch Number observed: 4
Dark-eyed Junco Number observed: 1
White-throated Sparrow Number observed: 4
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 10
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