Post by Gord on Oct 5, 2006 20:55:09 GMT -8
Checked things out at Cheam Lake from the parking lot to the viewing platform.
Tons of yellow-rumped warblers everywhere. They were the only warbler I could find. Quite a few ruby-crowned kinglets as well. One was singing and showing its red crown that is usually hard to see. A flock of red crossbills flew by, but I couldnt see them so couldnt get an idea of how many. Sounded like at least a dozen.
Out on the water it was very busy as it usually is at this time of year. Right away, I could hear a white-fronted goose honk a couple times, but couldnt find them for a few minutes. They were at the far end in the glare of the sun and resting with heads under their wing so I passed over them among all the Canada geese the first time. There were 7 of them. Two small flocks of cackling geese were also counted. I also counted 30 pied-billed grebes! This is the most Ive ever counted here, and there were probably more as with diving birds, Im sure I passed over at least a couple who were under water. Two blue-winged teal rounded out the interesting waterfowl.
Birds enjoying Cheam Lake included:
7 Greater white-fronted goose
18 Cackling goose
12 Wood Duck
9 Northern Shoveler
30 Pied-billed grebe
350+ Canada goose
2 Blue-winged teal
20+ Mallard
35+ American wigeon
~100 Ring-necked duck
49 American coot
Flock of Red crossbills
7 Evening grosbeak
14 Dark-eyed junco
75+ Yellow-rumped warbler
10+ Ruby-crowned kinglet
3 Song sparrow
2 House finch
1 Green-winged teal
2 Steller's jay
1 Great blue heron
5 American Robin
2 Red-winged blackbird
6 Black-capped chickadee
2 American goldfinch
16 Pine siskin
Tons of yellow-rumped warblers everywhere. They were the only warbler I could find. Quite a few ruby-crowned kinglets as well. One was singing and showing its red crown that is usually hard to see. A flock of red crossbills flew by, but I couldnt see them so couldnt get an idea of how many. Sounded like at least a dozen.
Out on the water it was very busy as it usually is at this time of year. Right away, I could hear a white-fronted goose honk a couple times, but couldnt find them for a few minutes. They were at the far end in the glare of the sun and resting with heads under their wing so I passed over them among all the Canada geese the first time. There were 7 of them. Two small flocks of cackling geese were also counted. I also counted 30 pied-billed grebes! This is the most Ive ever counted here, and there were probably more as with diving birds, Im sure I passed over at least a couple who were under water. Two blue-winged teal rounded out the interesting waterfowl.
Birds enjoying Cheam Lake included:
7 Greater white-fronted goose
18 Cackling goose
12 Wood Duck
9 Northern Shoveler
30 Pied-billed grebe
350+ Canada goose
2 Blue-winged teal
20+ Mallard
35+ American wigeon
~100 Ring-necked duck
49 American coot
Flock of Red crossbills
7 Evening grosbeak
14 Dark-eyed junco
75+ Yellow-rumped warbler
10+ Ruby-crowned kinglet
3 Song sparrow
2 House finch
1 Green-winged teal
2 Steller's jay
1 Great blue heron
5 American Robin
2 Red-winged blackbird
6 Black-capped chickadee
2 American goldfinch
16 Pine siskin