Monday, February 28, 2022
Wally stated that the waterfowl numbers and variety picked up quite a
bit over the past week or so. "I saw 5 snow geese today and who knows
how many
Greater White-fronted Geese." Other waterfowl included:
Cackling Goose,
Canada Goose,
Northern Shoveler,
Mallard,
Redhead,
Lesser Scaup,
Bufflehead,
Common Goldeneye,
Hooded Merganser and
Common Merganser. The first
Sandhill Cranes of the year, a pair, were
found in A.E. Sea. The remaining highlights for the week were
Northern Harrier (a hunting male),
Red-tailed Hawk,
American Kestrel,
Brown Creeper and
Eastern Bluebird. He had a final comment about
another new bird for the year, "I noticed several pigeons (
Rock Pigeon) congregating around Wilson Hall today; I believe a pretty sure
sign that the
Peregrine Falcons have not been roosting in the vicinity
for some time." Donna also commented on finding the
Greater White-fronted Geese, a
Northern Harrier and a
Bald Eagle (by Casey's Pond).
Dave
Monday, February 21, 2022
Wally reported that the waterfowl didn't appear to be migrating with
much variety this week. Those found were
Canada Goose,
Mallard,
Redhead,
Common Goldeneye and
Common Merganser. Raptors for the week
included
Bald Eagle,
Red-tailed Hawk and
American Kestrel. This is the
sixth week in a row a
Red-breasted Nuthatch was found in the Lab. While his bird of the week was the first
Yellow-rumped Warbler of the year in
the Lab. Dave
Monday, February 14, 2022
Wally reported: "As the snow has been melting, waterfowl has been
showing up in slightly higher numbers." Still the diversity remains low
with
Canada Goose,
Mallard,
Redheads (firsts of the year found in the
Main Injector Moats),
Common Goldeneye and
Common Merganser found. His best sighting of the week was a
Barred Owl in the Big Woods. He also
added a
Great Horned Owl. Additional finds included
Belted Kingfisher,
Hairy Woodpecker,
Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Brown Creeper,
Eastern Bluebird,
American Tree Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco and
White-throated Sparrow. Dave
Monday, February 7, 2022
As Wally stated, "A few new species of waterfowl have appeared and
also on warm days I am hearing more bird songs, so spring is just
around the corner". The week's list included:
Canada Goose,
Mallard,
Ring-necked Duck,
Bufflehead,
Common Goldeneye and
Common Merganser.
Still his bird of the week was one of our winter species, a
Common Redpoll. The expected woodpeckers were found including:
Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Downy Woodpecker,
Hairy Woodpecker and
Northern Flicker.
Unfortunately, the
Pileated Woodpecker was not relocated. Another great bird for the week and, in this case a first for the year, was a
Northern Shrike in the Sparrow Hedge. Additional highlights for the
first week of February were:
Bald Eagle,
Belted Kingfisher,
American Kestrel,
Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Eastern Bluebird,
Cedar Waxwing and
White-throated Sparrow. Dave
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