The morning started out as a typical Junuary day - cool,
overcast, a bit of drizzle, but it later warmed up to almost warm and
summery. I ended up almost wishing I'd taken off my sweatshirt, but not
quite. The mosquitoes weren't as bad as last week.
Best sighting of the day was Matt Bartels, who has rearranged his work
schedule to allow some Thursdays off.
Other highlights:
COMMON LOON Well out on lake -
failed breeder?
Cooper's Hawk Female on nest
PEREGRINE FALCON Cruised over Snag Row
Red-breasted Sapsucker LOTS of sightings
Pileated Woodpecker Heard drumming and
calling
Red-eyed Vireo Got to see on,
s. end of Dog Area
Purple Martin TWO pairs
at the gourds
Chestnut-backed Chickadee Adult feeding fledged young
Swainson's Thrush Lots of singing,
several views
Cedar Waxwing Ubiquitous. Some
pair feeding.
For the day, 57 species.
== Michael
Oh - and check out the cool photos of a female
Common Merganser with chicks
Cedar Waxwing eating the ripest of the Red Elderberry berries
Female Purple Martin flying around the
Compost Piles
Male Purple Martin flying around the Compost Piles
Ollie Oliver's photo of a Savannah Sparrow