Showing posts with label Golden Eagle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Golden Eagle. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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Thursday, December 3, 2020
120320 Birding On a Shoestring: The Wyoming Fall Story
112520 Barrow's Goldeneye
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
112720 American Dipper
Townsend's Solitaire
112820 White Tailed Deer
Bighorn Sheep 1
Bighorn Sheep 2
113020 Red-shafted Northern Flicker
120120 Golden Eagle
Writer spent nine days for the Thanksgiving holiday in the wild arms of Wyoming to find beautiful examples of birds and mammals. I believe that I took home some very exciting examples.
Mornings were very brisk, some reaching lows of 8 degrees Fahrenheit, but by the time late morning and the afternoon arrived, we were seeing some very comfortable temperatures. We also saw The Lander Bake Shop a couple of times, which made any temperature feel pleasant. One can get organic coffee that comes from Jackson Hole and some very fine breakfast and baked goods, some of which are gluten free. Go there if you're in the area, as you'll not be disheartened by the offerings.
It was necessary to come here to locate some of the nemesis birds that escaped my shutter, and I also got some lovely memories of white tailed deer and bighorn sheep, which will not come down the mountain at will.
Much of the time was spent in Fremont County, though two Golden Eagles were viewed on fenceposts on Route 26 on the way to Casper. It woke me up. We also managed to see several Bald Eagles which are relatively common, whereas the goldens are not.
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Put Hackberry Flats in Tillman County, OK On Your Birding List
03-24-18 Hackberry Flats WMA/Tillman County, OK
1037-1600 hrs./69-82 F/partly cloudy
Male Cinnamon Teal
Eared Grebe Approaching Breeding Plumage
Eared Grebe (Front) Showing Size
Difference in Comparison to Ruddy Duck
Cinnamon Teal Showing Characteristic
Speculum Coloring
Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow
(Last Year's Late Hatch)
Golden Eagle (Larger Bird)
03-25-18 Boomer Lake Park, Stillwater, OK
1127-1239/53-29 F/partly to mostly cloudy/E-13/75-72% RH/29.87-29.91 Hg and steady
Franklin's Gulls Highlighted Among
Ring-billed Gulls
Franklin's Gull (Second Plumage View)
Five Franklin's Gulls Showing Plumage Attributes
Hackberry Flats is the first set of photos, followed by three photos of Franklin's Gulls the following day.
Hackberry is about four hours from Stillwater, unless one chooses Rte. 44, which we did not do on the way. Consequently, we got there on the late side, but that could well have worked in our favor.
We had an exemplary day, as we observed several things of interest, but we were unable to locate a Snowy Plover which had been reported for a couple of days.
Not only did we see a Great Horned Owl at 1500 hrs. on an electrical pole, we managed a Golden Eagle, also observed on an electrical pole. We both got shows of its underside, which proved beyond a shadow of a doubt what we had. As a matter of fact, this is such a rare record, because the only other sightings listed on eBird were two others in February 2017.
It was an outstanding day, as many shore/water/wading birds tend to change as often as teens change their clothing. For that reason we visited the waterways a few times in order to maximize what we could list on eBird.
Leaving the Stillwater residence, I was not expecting such a spectacular day, since barometric pressure was flat, but all in all, the four hour drive was well worth it.
It was my first time at Hackberry, as it was another birder's, but the third person had been there before.
Do I recommend this location? Absolutely! It is hard to plan great birding, especially if one has never been to a location, but it was encouraging due to the fact that this is a wetland. It is in
pristine condition, which makes it a good spot for wildlife, knowing that it remains unspoiled by humanity.
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