Diversity continues despite lower numbers/activity at the Freese Road community gardens. I stopped by between 1115 and 1230 today and it seemed very quiet compared to yesterday much earlier in the morning when there were so many birds flying back and forth between the gardens and the wood edge and walking in the parking lot. I was by myself today and I covered the whole garden area, as opposed to yesterday when we only covered the south half and weeds. The nine sparrow species I found were:
Fox - 1 in center of north Song - many, all spiffy, but of slightly varying hues Savannah - 2 Vesper - 1 in center of north; flew north to enclosure Chipping - 4 Field - 2 White-crowned - many in south half, where they are as numerous as Songs; mostly immature White-throated - 1 along woods edge Dark-eyed Junco - a flock of about 8 on northeast edge Also present: Canada Goose - 1 heard from across the road Red-tailed Hawk - 2 American Kestrel - 1 female Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 heard Blue Jay American Crow Tufted Titmouse - 2 commuting between woods and sunflowers Eastern Bluebird - 1 on wire Northern Mockingbird - 1 singing from southwest American Goldfinch - numerous Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 pair --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
