Post by Randy on Jun 24, 2012 16:31:11 GMT -8
Yesterday late afternoon I went for a walk around Brydon and was pleasantly surprised to find another green heron in the NW corner of the lagoon. Unfortunately it was not present about 1 hour later when I returned, although Rocky saw it in the evening in pouring rain. I'm hoping it decides to become fairly regular. It was too far away to get a good picture but here's some proof anyway 
Otherwise it wasn't overly audibly active but I still managed to pick up 34 species. Another highlight was three kingfishers (2 adults and 1 immature?) hunting, also in the NW corner and perching on the power lines.
It was nice to see two young in the eagle nest. Here's another poor picture. The lighting was terrible:
Complete list for Brydon yesterday:
Canada Goose 60
Gadwall 25
Mallard 65
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 1
Rufous Hummingbird 4
Belted Kingfisher 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Western Wood-Pewee 1
Northwestern Crow 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 1
Violet-green Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 7
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 3
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 3
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 7
Common Yellowthroat 6
Spotted Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 5
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 10
Today I decided to make a trip to Grant Narrows. I had two species on my list that I hoped to see there, Bullock's Oriole and black swift. I managed to get both, which were lifers. I would have liked to see a male oriole, but just got a female. I'm not complaining though. I tallied 37 species over about 3 hours. Here are a few pics:
Yellow warbler:
Eastern kingbird:
Cedar waxwing:
And my complete list for Grant Narrows:
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 5
Great Blue Heron 4
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 1
Band-tailed Pigeon 10
Black Swift 1
Vaux's Swift 9
Rufous Hummingbird 10
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Western Wood-Pewee 2
Willow Flycatcher 9
Eastern Kingbird 4
Warbling Vireo 2
Steller's Jay 1
Northwestern Crow 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 5
Marsh Wren 20
Swainson's Thrush 7
American Robin 3
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 25
Common Yellowthroat 15
Yellow Warbler 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Spotted Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 10
Black-headed Grosbeak 4
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Bullock's Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 4
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Otherwise it wasn't overly audibly active but I still managed to pick up 34 species. Another highlight was three kingfishers (2 adults and 1 immature?) hunting, also in the NW corner and perching on the power lines.
It was nice to see two young in the eagle nest. Here's another poor picture. The lighting was terrible:
Complete list for Brydon yesterday:
Canada Goose 60
Gadwall 25
Mallard 65
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 1
Rufous Hummingbird 4
Belted Kingfisher 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Western Wood-Pewee 1
Northwestern Crow 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 1
Violet-green Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 7
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 3
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 3
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 7
Common Yellowthroat 6
Spotted Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 5
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 10
Today I decided to make a trip to Grant Narrows. I had two species on my list that I hoped to see there, Bullock's Oriole and black swift. I managed to get both, which were lifers. I would have liked to see a male oriole, but just got a female. I'm not complaining though
. I tallied 37 species over about 3 hours. Here are a few pics:Yellow warbler:
Eastern kingbird:
Cedar waxwing:
And my complete list for Grant Narrows:
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 5
Great Blue Heron 4
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 1
Band-tailed Pigeon 10
Black Swift 1
Vaux's Swift 9
Rufous Hummingbird 10
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Western Wood-Pewee 2
Willow Flycatcher 9
Eastern Kingbird 4
Warbling Vireo 2
Steller's Jay 1
Northwestern Crow 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 5
Marsh Wren 20
Swainson's Thrush 7
American Robin 3
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 25
Common Yellowthroat 15
Yellow Warbler 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Spotted Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 10
Black-headed Grosbeak 4
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Bullock's Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 4
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
