Monday, February 1, 2016
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
A Song in My Heart
Red-shouldered Hawk
Pied-billed Grebes
Least Sandpipers
Female Downy Woodpecker
Male Northern Flicker(Yellow-shafted)
Ditto
Yellow-rumped Warbler
39-54 degrees F/21 degree windchill to constant in one hour/15-24 mph S winds/partly cloudy
Most of these photos were obtained today, as the rest of the week's windchills were hard to cope
with, plus the cloudy cover was very dense.
Today made up for the week's misery, as I saw several instances of mating behavior in the woodpecker clan. Before my very eyes, The yellow-shafted male and a Red-shafted female
Northern Flicker were doing a mating ritual. The male was not bothered by my presence in the
least, as you can see from these photos. The Red-shafted female was a little skittish, but like
anything else, once she gets more used to me, she'll not worry as much.
Many songbirds were prevalent today, including the Harris's Sparrow, Slate-colored Juncos, Yellow-
rumped Warblers, and the Carolina Chickadee. The Red-tailed Hawk was at the Northern Reaches,
as was the Hermit Thrush, and large numbers of American Robins.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
As the Cool Wind Blows, the Stars Come Out of Hiding
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Female Northern Cardinal
Harris's Sparrow
Carolina Chickadee
Female Northern Cardinal
Bald Eagle Pair(Male on the right)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
31-42 degrees F/0750-1050 hrs./partly cloudy/light and variable winds
Most of these photos were from today, but the first two belonged to Monday. The Bald Eagle
pair was seen through the trees a half mile away, so I meandered out that way in order to obtain
a rare shot, since they are not seen together often. Since they rely on fish, none of the area birds
were bothered by their presence, and fearlessly went about their business.
Mr. Ruby-crowned Kinglet is getting quite familiar with me, and usually as soon as he sees me,
he swing over to say hello.
The sparrows have settled into the area for the winter, but most of them aren't there every day.
If I had to pick the most common, I would have to say over the years that it has been the
ubiquitous Song Sparrow, who I can see anywhere from twice to six times a day on a good day.
We're now in for a little warming trend, so let me get back to you on the weekend to see if anything
changes. The ducks have been coming in,m but I am not seeing the numbers that I normally
encounter for the winter.
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