Hello everyone,
The temperature was mild for winter, which was nice, but it certainly was wet, which wasn’t so nice. It rained steadily during most of the walk, only letting up near the finish line. We were all pretty soggy and ready for dry clothes and a warm beverage.
The birds didn’t seem to mind which was fortunate for us. We had two Common Mergansers among all the Red-breasted. A Cooper’s Hawk was a nice sight. We found a very large flock of Dark-eyed Juncos on the lawn near the parking lot. A large beaver was swimming across the lagoon – it moved really quickly.
The stars of the day were the two adult Bald Eagles who were flying and perching, both individually and together. Cheryl checked her records and the first time we saw one of our now-resident eagles was on January 1, 2025. Since then, we have seen them regularly. Not always weekly, but regularly, including two adults and a juvenile together on one day during the summer. So far, we’re all giddy when an eagle is around – it’s been a year and it hasn’t gotten old yet, and I don’t think it ever will.
BIRDERS: Mike, Jennie, Marian, Cheryl, Luther, Caterina, Mark C., Suzanne, Paul, Lucy, Eric, Mark W., Leslie, Katie, Marisa.
TIME: 8:00am to 10:10am
WEATHER: 37 degrees and rain
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 68
Mallard Number observed: 8
Common Goldeneye Number observed: 2
Common Merganser Number observed: 2
Red-breasted Merganser Number observed: 19
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 3
American Herring Gull Number observed: 4
Cooper's Hawk Number observed: 1
Bald Eagle Number observed: 2
Red-tailed Hawk Number observed: 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker Number observed: 2
Northern Flicker Number observed: 3
American Crow Number observed: 4
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 5
Brown Creeper Number observed: 1
European Starling Number observed: 4
American Robin Number observed: 4
American Tree Sparrow Number observed: 1
Dark-eyed Junco Number observed: 26
White-throated Sparrow Number observed: 3
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 3
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