The weather could have been better, but the birds did not seem to mind.
We had 31 species on yesterday's 90-minute walk, including a Barn Owl flying, a Sharpie, a Cooper's and a Redtail or two — plus a whole lot of ducks.
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Harrier Meadow
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9-10:30 a.m.
30 species
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Common Merganser
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
G-W Teal
Bufflehead
Black Duck
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Belted Kingfisher
Gr.Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Barn Owl
Redtail
Cooper's hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Flicker
Northern Mockingbird
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
American Crow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
Modo
Rock Pigeon
Nice composition with the snow on the roof of the dark brown house. I found it ironic that the Harrier Meadow walk did not yield any Harriers. 🙂
Mike
Good point.
In fact, it was the first of our eight or nine guided walk where we did not see a Northern Harrier or a Kestrel.
Impressive list. What is a Modo?
Ill look it up.
A Modo is a Mourning Dove. Sorry about that.