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Sunday, February 4, 2018

January's Birds of Boomer


                                                           Greater White-fronted Goose


                                                         Red-bellied Woodpecker


                                                            Adult Cooper's Hawk


                                                            Northern Mockingbird


                                                         Female Belted Kingfisher
                                                   

                                                                  Brown Creeper


                                                               Red-shouldered Hawk


                                                                 Northern Cardinal
                                                                on bradford pear tree
             

                                                             Red-shouldered Hawk


                                                               Ring-necked Duck


January 2018

The weather was very unsettled and very dry this month.  However, there were a few warmer
and springlike days where there was a little action.

The White-fronted Goose was on Boomer Creek just off Goose Island with a Canada Goose pal, and there appeared to be more Cackling Geese than usual for the month, even though there was so little
cold weather.  There lake barely froze this winter.

This also means that it is highly likely that with unseasonable weather there will be a greater amount of feeder bird illness this winter.  This will bear watching and most likely a lot of feeder cleaning and seed changing to keep up with this problem.

Hawks have been visiting the area frequently, so there could be a need to stop feeding for a period of time, as songbirds could easily fall victim to a swift and hungry hawk.

A few ducks have been visiting with us on and off, for they prefer colder weather.

Many songbirds seem to be affected by the springlike weather that has been with us.  Will we have an early spring with early birds?  Time will tell, but it appears rather probably.  Now all we need is a few
good rains to give us a good crop of spring fruit.

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