Friday, November 27, 2020
Due to a short week and bad weather Wally's bird list this week was
shorter than normal. However, waterfowl continue to be found in good
numbers including
Canada Goose (One interesting individual had about
half its neck feathers white while the other half were the typical dark
color.),
Tundra Swan,
Northern Shoveler,
Mallard,
Green-winged Teal,
Ring-necked Duck,
Common Goldeneye,
Hooded Merganser and
Common Merganser. Other birds of interest were
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane,
Bald Eagle (pair sitting next to each other),
American Kestrel and
Eastern Meadowlark (4 on Eola Rd). Dave
Friday, November 20, 2020
Wally's weekly report was slightly smaller this week mainly due to
his work schedule. Waterfowl were reduced in variety. Those found
were
Tundra Swans (4 in Nepese
Marsh),
Northern Shoveler,
Gadwall,
American Wigeon,
Mallard,
Green-winged Teal and
Hooded Merganser.
Raptors included
Northern Harrier,
Cooper's Hawk,
Bald Eagle (he
sent us a picture of one atop their new nest; it is looking quite
substantial) and
Red-tailed Hawk. His bird of the week was a
Winter Wren found in the Garden Club. Other highlights included:
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane (3 sandhills wandering around together north of
Wilson Rd - So guessing this is a likely pair with a colt),
Great Blue Heron,
Golden-crowned Kinglet,
American Tree Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco,
White-throated Sparrow and
Swamp Sparrow. Dave
Friday, November 13, 2020
Most of Wally's birding this week took place on the eastern lakes,
the Garden Club, Main Ring Lake and its associated grasslands. The week proved to be exceptionally good for waterfowl with 15 species
reported starting with a group of about 8
Trumpeter Swans that
strangely included a lone
Tundra Swan on Lake Law. The remaining
waterfowl included
Canada Goose,
Northern Shoveler,
Gadwall,
American Wigeon,
Mallard,
Northern Pintail,
Green-winged Teal,
Canvasback (2 Monday, 1 Friday),
Lesser Scaup,
Bufflehead,
Hooded Merganser,
Common Merganser (female) and
Ruddy Duck. Another highlight was a lone
Rusty Blackbird perched in a tree near the
eastern border of the Lab. Other birds of mention were:
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane,
Great Blue Heron,
Bald Eagle,
Rough-legged Hawk,
Great Horned Owl,
American Kestrel,
Eastern Bluebird,
American Tree Sparrow,
Fox Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco,
White-throated Sparrow,
and
Swamp Sparrow. His most interesting sighting was finding a
leucistic
American Robin, I assume in the Sparrow Hedge Area. He stated, "I saw a leucistic Robin, which I saw fly briefly across the
path. I chased it until I was able to locate it. The pattern of
the bird was so unique I had no idea what the bird could be.
Anyway, it was a robin, but a special one. I'm sure the chances of
a robin with that much white on it making it to adulthood is pretty
low." Dave
Friday, November 6, 2020
Wally was back this week and reported exceptional numbers of
waterfowl. Unfortunately, he did not have much time to sort through
all of them. Those found included
Cackling Goose,
Canada Goose,
Northern Shoveler,
Gadwall,
Mallard and
Northern Pintail. Raptors made a good showing with
Cooper's Hawk,
Bald Eagle,
Red-tailed Hawk,
Rough-legged Hawk and
American Kestrel. Most important was the
observation that the
Bald Eagle pair were found creating a new nest,
near the one they successfully used these past two breeding seasons.
Other highlights found during the week included
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane,
Eastern Bluebird,
Fox Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco,
White-throated Sparrow,
Song Sparrow,
Swamp Sparrow,
Common Grackle and
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dave
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