Photos from December and January
Jan 29, 2022 14:14:05 GMT -8
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Post by Randy on Jan 29, 2022 14:14:05 GMT -8
Sorry it's been quite awhile since I posted anything. I finally managed to download the photos from my camera from the start of December.
At the start of December I had a white-throated sparrow of the white-striped variety:
White-throated Sparrow at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
Juncos are far and away the most numerous bird around my place:
Dark-eyed Junco at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
In mid-December there were a couple Hooded Merganser's on the pond. Certainly one of my favourite species!
Hooded Merganser at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
Hooded Merganser at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
I found with this kinglet trying to get a photo and managed to get one clear one!
Golden-crowned Kinglet at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
On Christmas eve this female Anna's Hummingbird was chilling on a branch:
Anna's Hummingbird at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
I also had 3 redpolls fly over on Christmas eve.
My resident Bald Eagles that built a nest here last year for the first time seem to be doing renos. I'm hoping they're successful again this year!
Bald Eagle at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
Last weekend I was surprised to have a Common Goldeneye on the pond. This is a new yard species for me (#121).
Common Goldeneye at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
Overall I finished 2021 with 86 species at my place. My record is 98 but that was due to the Covid shutdown and I could get out almost every day for 2 months during spring migration. My winter (Dec-Feb) list is currently sitting at 42 species.
Here's my 2021 list if anyone is interested:
1 Snow Goose
2 Cackling Goose
3 Canada Goose
4 Trumpeter Swan
5 Gadwall
6 American Wigeon
7 Mallard
8 Northern Pintail
9 Green-winged Teal
10 Ring-necked Duck
11 Bufflehead
12 Hooded Merganser
13 Rock Pigeon
14 Eurasian Collared-Dove
15 Mourning Dove
16 Black Swift
17 Vaux's Swift
18 Anna's Hummingbird
19 Rufous Hummingbird
20 Killdeer
21 Glaucous-winged Gull
22 Great Blue Heron
23 Turkey Vulture
24 Osprey
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk
26 Cooper's Hawk
27 Bald Eagle
28 Red-tailed Hawk
29 Great Horned Owl
30 Barred Owl
31 Belted Kingfisher
32 Downy Woodpecker
33 Hairy Woodpecker
34 Pileated Woodpecker
35 Northern Flicker
36 Merlin
37 Peregrine Falcon
38 Western Wood-Pewee
39 Willow Flycatcher
40 Hammond's Flycatcher
41 Pacific-slope Flycatcher
42 Warbling Vireo
43 Steller's Jay
44 American Crow
45 Common Raven
46 Black-capped Chickadee
47 Chestnut-backed Chickadee
48 Tree Swallow
49 Violet-green Swallow
50 Barn Swallow
51 Bushtit
52 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
53 Golden-crowned Kinglet
54 Red-breasted Nuthatch
55 Brown Creeper
56 Pacific Wren
57 Bewick's Wren
58 European Starling
59 Varied Thrush
60 Swainson's Thrush
61 American Robin
62 Cedar Waxwing
63 Evening Grosbeak
64 House Finch
65 Purple Finch
66 Common Redpoll
67 Pine Siskin
68 American Goldfinch
69 Fox Sparrow
70 Dark-eyed Junco
71 White-crowned Sparrow
72 Golden-crowned Sparrow
73 White-throated Sparrow
74 Song Sparrow
75 Lincoln's Sparrow
76 Spotted Towhee
77 Red-winged Blackbird
78 Brown-headed Cowbird
79 Orange-crowned Warbler
80 Common Yellowthroat
81 Yellow Warbler
82 Yellow-rumped Warbler
83 Black-throated Gray Warbler
84 Wilson's Warbler
85 Western Tanager
86 Black-headed Grosbeak
At the start of December I had a white-throated sparrow of the white-striped variety:
White-throated Sparrow at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
Juncos are far and away the most numerous bird around my place:
Dark-eyed Junco at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
In mid-December there were a couple Hooded Merganser's on the pond. Certainly one of my favourite species!
Hooded Merganser at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
Hooded Merganser at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
I found with this kinglet trying to get a photo and managed to get one clear one!
Golden-crowned Kinglet at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
On Christmas eve this female Anna's Hummingbird was chilling on a branch:
Anna's Hummingbird at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
I also had 3 redpolls fly over on Christmas eve.
My resident Bald Eagles that built a nest here last year for the first time seem to be doing renos. I'm hoping they're successful again this year!
Bald Eagle at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
Last weekend I was surprised to have a Common Goldeneye on the pond. This is a new yard species for me (#121).
Common Goldeneye at Abbotsford - Downes Road Home/Property by Randy Walker
Overall I finished 2021 with 86 species at my place. My record is 98 but that was due to the Covid shutdown and I could get out almost every day for 2 months during spring migration. My winter (Dec-Feb) list is currently sitting at 42 species.
Here's my 2021 list if anyone is interested:
1 Snow Goose
2 Cackling Goose
3 Canada Goose
4 Trumpeter Swan
5 Gadwall
6 American Wigeon
7 Mallard
8 Northern Pintail
9 Green-winged Teal
10 Ring-necked Duck
11 Bufflehead
12 Hooded Merganser
13 Rock Pigeon
14 Eurasian Collared-Dove
15 Mourning Dove
16 Black Swift
17 Vaux's Swift
18 Anna's Hummingbird
19 Rufous Hummingbird
20 Killdeer
21 Glaucous-winged Gull
22 Great Blue Heron
23 Turkey Vulture
24 Osprey
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk
26 Cooper's Hawk
27 Bald Eagle
28 Red-tailed Hawk
29 Great Horned Owl
30 Barred Owl
31 Belted Kingfisher
32 Downy Woodpecker
33 Hairy Woodpecker
34 Pileated Woodpecker
35 Northern Flicker
36 Merlin
37 Peregrine Falcon
38 Western Wood-Pewee
39 Willow Flycatcher
40 Hammond's Flycatcher
41 Pacific-slope Flycatcher
42 Warbling Vireo
43 Steller's Jay
44 American Crow
45 Common Raven
46 Black-capped Chickadee
47 Chestnut-backed Chickadee
48 Tree Swallow
49 Violet-green Swallow
50 Barn Swallow
51 Bushtit
52 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
53 Golden-crowned Kinglet
54 Red-breasted Nuthatch
55 Brown Creeper
56 Pacific Wren
57 Bewick's Wren
58 European Starling
59 Varied Thrush
60 Swainson's Thrush
61 American Robin
62 Cedar Waxwing
63 Evening Grosbeak
64 House Finch
65 Purple Finch
66 Common Redpoll
67 Pine Siskin
68 American Goldfinch
69 Fox Sparrow
70 Dark-eyed Junco
71 White-crowned Sparrow
72 Golden-crowned Sparrow
73 White-throated Sparrow
74 Song Sparrow
75 Lincoln's Sparrow
76 Spotted Towhee
77 Red-winged Blackbird
78 Brown-headed Cowbird
79 Orange-crowned Warbler
80 Common Yellowthroat
81 Yellow Warbler
82 Yellow-rumped Warbler
83 Black-throated Gray Warbler
84 Wilson's Warbler
85 Western Tanager
86 Black-headed Grosbeak
