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Author: Peter Kasper
Sunday, October 26
It was windy today which as usual made it difficult to bird.
Nevertheless I did manage to find some Ring-necked and
Ruddy Ducks on Lake Law; indicating that waterfowl are continuing
to migrate through the area. This was also apparent in the
goose flocks which contained large numbers of
Greater White-fronted Geese as well as some
Cackling Geese and a
blue morph
Snow Goose. Passerines were harder to find
because of the wind, but I did manage to see a late
Lincoln's Sparrow and noted that the first
Dark-eyed Juncos have arrived.
Sunday, October 19
Overall it was a fairly slow day of birding, however, there
were a couple of high points of which the most notable was a
Le Conte's Sparrow by Lake Law. This was closely followed by
the sighting of a flyover adult
Bald Eagle that was also
seen by Lake Law. Other good birds included
Snow Geese at
Swenson rd. pond and
Rusty Blackbirds at the garden club.
Sunday, October 12
Today was very much a repeat of last week. The differences
were that some of the rarer finds from last week were
replaced by more common species such as
Hermit and
Swainson's Thrushes,
Sora, and
Blue-winged Teal.
Sunday, October 5
The presence of
Cackling Geese and
Ruddy Ducks on Lake Law together with
Northern Pintails,
American Black Ducks,
Green-winged Teal, and
Northern Shovelers along Eola rd,
indicated that waterfowl migration has started in earnest.
Sparrow migration has also commenced with the arrival of
good numbers of
White-crowned and
White-throated Sparrows,
several
Lincoln's Sparrows and a
Clay-colored Sparrow in the
garden club.
American Crows were also seen today, but the
best bird was a singing
Western Meadowlark south of the
sparrow hedge.
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