Post by b1schmor on Aug 31, 2007 9:40:46 GMT -8
Hello birders,
I spent the morning looking for the Eastern Kingbirds reported by Stan, but to no avail, but there were a number of surprises along the way.
There was a huge flock of Barn Swallows (100s) and I was able to pick out one Bank Swallow and one Violet-Green. I saw, only my fourth record for BC, a Sora crossing the slough closest to the parking lot and there was one Horned Grebe in the main pond. The bird was already in its drab winter plumage. Also, there was still one Black-headed Grosbeak in the area and Lincoln's Sparrows were migrating in big numbers. Two flycatchers were noted, and one was very small, flipping its tail like crazy. The head on the bird looked too big for its body. (Least??)
Below is a list of birds seen today.
Black-capped Chickadee
American Coot
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northwestern Crow
Ring-necked Duck
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Canada Goose
HORNED GREBE
Pied-billed Grebe
Black-headed Grosbeak
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Mallard
Northern Pintail
American Robin
SORA
Lincoln's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
European Starling
BANK SWALLOW
Barn Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Green-winged Teal
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
American Wigeon
Marsh Wren
Common Yellowthroat
Brent Schmor
Abbotsford, BC
I spent the morning looking for the Eastern Kingbirds reported by Stan, but to no avail, but there were a number of surprises along the way.
There was a huge flock of Barn Swallows (100s) and I was able to pick out one Bank Swallow and one Violet-Green. I saw, only my fourth record for BC, a Sora crossing the slough closest to the parking lot and there was one Horned Grebe in the main pond. The bird was already in its drab winter plumage. Also, there was still one Black-headed Grosbeak in the area and Lincoln's Sparrows were migrating in big numbers. Two flycatchers were noted, and one was very small, flipping its tail like crazy. The head on the bird looked too big for its body. (Least??)
Below is a list of birds seen today.
Black-capped Chickadee
American Coot
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northwestern Crow
Ring-necked Duck
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Canada Goose
HORNED GREBE
Pied-billed Grebe
Black-headed Grosbeak
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Mallard
Northern Pintail
American Robin
SORA
Lincoln's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
European Starling
BANK SWALLOW
Barn Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Green-winged Teal
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
American Wigeon
Marsh Wren
Common Yellowthroat
Brent Schmor
Abbotsford, BC