Post by Randy on Nov 12, 2012 10:05:17 GMT -8
Hey everyone,
I managed to sneak out this morning for about 45 minutes but had to significantly limit my walk due to rain. I was hoping to cover the west part of the floodplain today to log some non-water birds (kinglets, downy woodpeckers, creepers, etc.). Regardless, the time I spent between the marsh and the lagoon was pretty successful and I gathered 34 species. A highlight was a northern harrier cruising over the marsh looking for breakfast.
I logged a new Brydon species today - a female ruddy duck. This is species #104 for me at Brydon.
There were no canvasbacks present today unfortunately, but hopefully one or more become regulars.
Here's my complete list:
Canada Goose 3
Wood Duck 2
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 30
Northern Shoveler 1
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 50
Common Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 7
Ruddy Duck 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 2
American Coot 3
Long-billed Dowitcher 15
Glaucous-winged Gull 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 2
Steller's Jay 2
Northwestern Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 3
American Robin 1
European Starling 1
Spotted Towhee 2
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Golden-crowned Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 3
House Finch 5
Pine Siskin 1
House Sparrow 4
I managed to sneak out this morning for about 45 minutes but had to significantly limit my walk due to rain. I was hoping to cover the west part of the floodplain today to log some non-water birds (kinglets, downy woodpeckers, creepers, etc.). Regardless, the time I spent between the marsh and the lagoon was pretty successful and I gathered 34 species. A highlight was a northern harrier cruising over the marsh looking for breakfast.
I logged a new Brydon species today - a female ruddy duck. This is species #104 for me at Brydon.
There were no canvasbacks present today unfortunately, but hopefully one or more become regulars.
Here's my complete list:
Canada Goose 3
Wood Duck 2
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 30
Northern Shoveler 1
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 50
Common Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 7
Ruddy Duck 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 2
American Coot 3
Long-billed Dowitcher 15
Glaucous-winged Gull 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 2
Steller's Jay 2
Northwestern Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 3
American Robin 1
European Starling 1
Spotted Towhee 2
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Golden-crowned Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 3
House Finch 5
Pine Siskin 1
House Sparrow 4
