Post by Gord on Jun 13, 2006 12:52:29 GMT -8
Went with the little guy for a drive up Chilliwack River Valley.
We stopped and went for a short walk up by the turn-off to Foley Lake. It was a slow and noisy business as ants and pinecones are more exciting then much anything else. We had fun though, and he did work on his warbler neck a little bit as well.
Out walk was good though, and we scored an full adult American redstart! It sang twice and gave a brief look. As customary, any response to pishing for a closer look/pictures went ignored. Usually, Am redstarts are rather easy, even for me.
Other birds we saw were: (in no order)
Western tanager male (great views! Sat there for several minutes)
White-crowed sparrow
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed vireo
Rufous hummingbird
Hammond's flycatcher
MacGillvray's warbler (at least 3)
Yellow warbler
Winter wren
Spotted towhee
Chestnut-backed chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Red-breasted sapsucker (2, plus one that flew across the road down by Allison Pool)
Am. Goldfinch
Swainson's thrush
Am. Robin
Black-headed grosbeak
Fun to get out with the little guy, and good to get a little bonus birding in.
We stopped and went for a short walk up by the turn-off to Foley Lake. It was a slow and noisy business as ants and pinecones are more exciting then much anything else. We had fun though, and he did work on his warbler neck a little bit as well.
Out walk was good though, and we scored an full adult American redstart! It sang twice and gave a brief look. As customary, any response to pishing for a closer look/pictures went ignored. Usually, Am redstarts are rather easy, even for me.
Other birds we saw were: (in no order)
Western tanager male (great views! Sat there for several minutes)
White-crowed sparrow
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed vireo
Rufous hummingbird
Hammond's flycatcher
MacGillvray's warbler (at least 3)
Yellow warbler
Winter wren
Spotted towhee
Chestnut-backed chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Red-breasted sapsucker (2, plus one that flew across the road down by Allison Pool)
Am. Goldfinch
Swainson's thrush
Am. Robin
Black-headed grosbeak
Fun to get out with the little guy, and good to get a little bonus birding in.