Chris Takacs reports: Saw 3 Fox Sparrows at DeKorte Monday morning while doing a dry run north of the Saw Mill Trail for the Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 20. Had 38 species overall.
(Chris also took the pic above — thanks, Chris!)
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Observation date: 12/7/09
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 157
American Black Duck 49
Mallard 56
Northern Shoveler 9
Northern Pintail 36
Green-winged Teal 8
Canvasback 4
Bufflehead 29
Hooded Merganser 9
Common Merganser 6
Ruddy Duck 239
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 6
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Greater Yellowlegs 10
Ring-billed Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
American Crow 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 30
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 80
Fox Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 17
White-throated Sparrow 24
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 8
House Finch 7
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 2
My favorite Sparrow and a Great Picture !
Now this is a good looking sparrow.
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