0800 A flock of 4-5 E. bluebirds, in the company of a Carolina wren, working
their way close around my house this morning, on Hile School Rd. I have no
feeders or other food sources yet, so they presumably like the shrubbiness
mixed with open areas.
Beyond that, it was still winter: a flock
TREE SPARROWS may be old news to many of you, but we had our first one this
winter this morning. Also this a.m., had a flock of about 50 CEDAR WAXWINGS
at the top of a couple of sugar maples in our front yard. A few larger
birds in the same flock turned out to be Starlings. Oh well, when you do
Seven folks joined me for a run up the east side of the lake today. It was
warmer than any of the last few days, but with the south breeze off the water,
it still felt cold.
We began at Stewart Park, picking through the groups of waterfowl. Dave Nutter
noted a Blue-winged Teal before we even
Bob McGuire led a great trip. Although it started at the Lab of O, I joined at Stewart Park, arriving shortly before the group. Highlights at Stewart Park included:DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS - 3 snoozing on the red lighthouse breakwaterPIED-BILLED GREBE - 1 very distant to NWRED-BREASTED MERGANSER
You forgot the Carolina Wren singing to us at East Shore Park.
Stephanie Greenwood
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On Dec 1, 2013, at 7:41 PM, bob mcguire bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com wrote:
Seven folks joined me for a run up the east side of the lake today. It was
warmer than any of the last few days,
