Hello everyone,
There was a touch of spring in the air so it was a very nice walk. It’s always fun to see Brown Creepers and we had two of them today. A beautiful Cooper’s Hawk posed nicely for its photo shoot. Juncos are still around so we know that winter isn’t over quite yet.
The highlight of the day was a Kildeer that flew in and landed on the soccer field – our first real harbinger of spring.
BIRDERS: Jane, Marian, Caterina, Mark W., Luther, Jeff, Mike, Jennie, Leslie, Roger, Cheryl, Eric, Katie, Traci, Sarah, Amir, Marisa and welcome to Doyin.
TIME: 8:00am to 10:30am
WEATHER: 36 degrees, mostly sunny
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 257
Mallard Number observed: 4
Common Goldeneye Number observed: 2
Red-breasted Merganser Number observed: 4
Killdeer Number observed: 1
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 1
American Herring Gull Number observed: 2
Cooper's Hawk Number observed: 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 4
Northern Flicker Number observed: 5
American Crow Number observed: 11
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 8
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 4
Brown Creeper Number observed: 2
European Starling Number observed: 7
American Robin Number observed: 20
House Sparrow Number observed: 6
House Finch Number observed: 1
American Goldfinch Number observed: 1
American Tree Sparrow Number observed: 6
Dark-eyed Junco Number observed: 27
White-throated Sparrow Number observed: 2
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 9
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