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Author: Peter Kasper
Sunday, January 25
It was extremely cold today and so my birding was again
somewhat limited. Nevertheless I did manage to find a
Redhead on the main injector moat and watched a
Sharp-shinned Hawk catch a
Mourning Dove at the Ed Center feeders. I did not find any buntings among the many
Horned Larks along east Wilson st. but instead came across a rare
dark morph
Red-tailed Hawk.
Sunday, January 18
The snow cover again limited our birding today, but it did
produce a bonus in the form of three
Snow Buntings that were
feeding along east Wilson st. with a large flock of
Horned Larks. The Ed Center feeders were also fruitful; attracting
two female
Purple Finches.
Sunday, January 11
The heavy snow cover and bitter cold greatly limited our
birding this morning. However we did mange to find both
Canvasback and
Redhead on Main Ring Lake and I got to
witness a
Sharp-shinned Hawk catch a bird at the Ed Center feeders. I was unable to identify its victim.
Monday, January 5
The female
Purple Finch was back again at the Ed Center feeders this morning.
Sunday, January 4
Apart from two
Northern Shrikes, waterfowl proved to be the
main attraction on what was otherwise a very quiet day. The best birds were probably the two
Canvasbacks and
Redhead that were on main ring lake together with lots of
Common Mergansers and a few
Common Goldeneyes. However we also had
a
Hooded Merganser on the main ring moat and two
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