Showing posts with label Ruddy Duck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ruddy Duck. Show all posts
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Sunday, April 25, 2021
042521 Boomer Lake's Spring Residents and Visitors
032421 Red Fox Squirrel
American Coot, View 2
041221 Ruddy Duck
Canada Goose, View 1
Canada Goose, View 2
042121 Franklin's Gull
Summer Tanager (western subspecies)
Eared Grebe, Breeding Plumage
White-throated Sparrow
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Sunday, January 31, 2021
Sunday, November 1, 2020
110120 November Begets Ducks and More Waterbirds
Red-necked Grebe 1
Red-necked Grebe 2
Ring-necked Duck
Red-necked Grebe 3
Red-necked Grebe 3
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon
Today was another birding extravaganza with a second Red-necked Grebe, not in the exact vicinity as the first, but still remaining as a companion of other grebes. In the area of Heron Cove, a Colorado visiting birder and writer discovered three Horned Grebes, eight Pied-billed Grebes, a Common Loon, several Ruddy Ducks, a Ring-necked Duck, migrant Mallards, Franklins Gull, and multiple additional gulls (like Ring-billed Gulls ), Killdeer, and Great Blue Herons on Shorebird Jetty.
With all the action at Heron Cove and surrounding lowlands, which included Killdeer, House Finches, and more, there was no need to travel further, since time was spent getting better Ring-necked Grebe photos.
Happy winter birding!
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Monday, May 25, 2020
052520 The Rain in Oklahoma Doesn't Always Fall On the Plain
052320 Female Baltimore Oriole
and Nest Under Branch (R)
052320 This Baltimore Oriole nest has been repaired every other year and used every other year. It has been in that location since at least 2013. I know this, as I looked up the photo from the same area. Orioles are one of the best nest fabricators for strength and longevity. Amazing, is it not?
052420 Great-tailed Grackle
We still have the Ruddy Duck visiting with us. It is already a late migrant. I wonder if the species will be gone by June 1?
Ruddy Ducks, Late Migrants
Female Purple Martin
Gathering Nest Material
052520
Alder Flycatcher
Neotropic Cormorant
052520 Another cloudy day and weather.com tells me that the rain is holding off until 1230. Hopefully writer will not be rained upon like happened yesterday. Fat chance, pretty much the same area, too.
Approaching the top of the berm, one of the first things witnessed are two Green Herons heading south and a third bird out of view, but vocal. Swallows are everywhere after insects, and seem to be catching them, too. There are plenty of Canada Geese out again, just like yesterday, which tells me it will be raining again. Great Blue Herons are winging their way across the lake and are also actively in pursuit of fish for breakfast. It is also another active fishing day for the general populace.
A Northern Flicker is heard, and eventually seen in another twenty minutes atop a telephone pole. Two Warbling Vireos are sounding off, American Robins are seeking food beside a pair of Brown Thrashers, who no doubt have young. The European Starling population is growing on a daily basis, more young than adults. Purple Martins have been active for the past couple of days, capturing their own insects with plenty more left to go around. A pair of Eastern Kingbirds are savoring theirs, as well, but we're missing the Ruddy Ducks out on the water. Are they finally gone?
A Blue Jay is calling in the distance, and as always, our nomadic Cedar Waxwings are seeking those sweet mulberries. This is the first year that we've had so many trees and bushes, and if they were as common as the Bradford pear, we'd be doing well. I think the pear has a disease going around, as the leaves seem to be browning up.
Orchard and Baltimore Orioles are a-plenty. It's actually amusing, as there was a time when the Orchard Oriole would not leave Boomer Creek. Now there are more of them than the Baltimore Oriole. They are being fruitful and prospering in more way than one. Western Kingbirds are doing the same, and I still look for the Couch's to turn up. It will eventually transpire. We have more Mallard ducklings, and more Canada Geese than I thought we'd have with the addlers having been here over a month ago.
Two Spotted Sandpipers are on Shorebird Jetty, and the martin population is still working on nests and nest repair. Looks like it is time for another clutch's eggs. It is getting harder to spot Yellow Warblers, who could well be on their way northbound. The Great Crested Flycatcher was back out and it appears that they have young, which I thought was possible since I saw mom with a brood patch several days earlier.
Bell's Vireo was silent across from Kicker, but there was a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the same area, AND the highlight of the day was a fairly decent shot of an Alder "free beer!" Flycatcher. I've been trying to get a photo of one for years without it being questionable. Yes! The rain can come at any time, because that photo made it all worthwhile. And it started slowly.
The final agenda was a Neotropic Cormorant, another nice way to end the birding, even though this is the year where it is most common at the snag between Goose Island and the northeast jetty
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