Sunday, January 6, 2013

A new bird

Nice sunny walk over white snow this morning. I flushed a Great Cormorant from the dock: a new bird for me for the park. Also, there is a beautiful new bird feeder at the Nature Center, filled even on a Sunday morning. Thanks, Judy! In attendance: most of the birds listed below.

Canada Goose  4
Great Cormorant  1     
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  6     /// and \\\ and more subdued form of latter
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1     at new feeder at nature center
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
American Robin  6
Northern Mockingbird  2
American Tree Sparrow  1  
Song Sparrow  8
White-throated Sparrow  4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  6
Northern Cardinal  1


3 comments:

  1. Seriously? A great cormorant? what a great find for the park! Maybe I need to rethink my winter birding runs down to the harbor if great cormorants will hang out on the dock here!

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  2. That is so bizarre, isn't it? No sign of even a duck on Saturday morning.

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  3. I did notice the bird feeder at the Nature Center and was very happy. I've been wanting to do something like that for a long time and never have. When there's snow on the ground it can be pretty slim pickings.

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