Post by Randy on Apr 9, 2012 14:34:01 GMT -8
The weather was far too good today to not head out for a walk. I didn't think it would be as productive as usual - I generally head out in the morning, but today went out between 12:45 and 3 pm.
I nabbed a record number of birds for me at Brydon with 41 species. For me the highlight was a Virginia Rail, which was a lifer. I was looking at the dowitchers on the marsh when I saw it run right through the pack and into the reeds. A few minutes later it emerged and ran across the marsh into another set of reeds. I didn't see it after that.
Another highlight was a yellow-rumped warbler. Rocky had texted me saying he found a couple so I was on the lookout. I saw 1 and heard another.
Here are a couple poor pictures:
I also saw a couple more firsts of the year, including a barn swallow and a common yellowthroat.
I was also hoping for some help with the sparrow below. To me it looks like a Lincoln's but I've never seen a Lincoln's without a raised crest. I saw an obvious Lincoln's in my yard when I arrived back as well so I currently haven't counted this bird as anything in eBird.
Here's my complete list:
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 40
Northern Shoveler 4
Green-winged Teal 10
Canvasback 1
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead 8
Common Goldeneye 1
Common Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Virginia Rail 1
American Coot 2
Long-billed Dowitcher 15
Mew Gull 2
Glaucous-winged Gull 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Northwestern Crow 15
Violet-green Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1
Bushtit 5
Marsh Wren 1
American Robin 4
European Starling 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Spotted Towhee 3
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 7
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Red-winged Blackbird 25
House Finch 6
Pine Siskin 3
House Sparrow 4
Randy - Langley
I nabbed a record number of birds for me at Brydon with 41 species. For me the highlight was a Virginia Rail, which was a lifer. I was looking at the dowitchers on the marsh when I saw it run right through the pack and into the reeds. A few minutes later it emerged and ran across the marsh into another set of reeds. I didn't see it after that.
Another highlight was a yellow-rumped warbler. Rocky had texted me saying he found a couple so I was on the lookout. I saw 1 and heard another.
Here are a couple poor pictures:
I also saw a couple more firsts of the year, including a barn swallow and a common yellowthroat.
I was also hoping for some help with the sparrow below. To me it looks like a Lincoln's but I've never seen a Lincoln's without a raised crest. I saw an obvious Lincoln's in my yard when I arrived back as well so I currently haven't counted this bird as anything in eBird.
Here's my complete list:
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 40
Northern Shoveler 4
Green-winged Teal 10
Canvasback 1
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead 8
Common Goldeneye 1
Common Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Virginia Rail 1
American Coot 2
Long-billed Dowitcher 15
Mew Gull 2
Glaucous-winged Gull 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Northwestern Crow 15
Violet-green Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1
Bushtit 5
Marsh Wren 1
American Robin 4
European Starling 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Spotted Towhee 3
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 7
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Red-winged Blackbird 25
House Finch 6
Pine Siskin 3
House Sparrow 4
Randy - Langley
