The three Green Herons were on the same three logs across from the dock this morning. Here are today's Dragonflies:
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Male Blue Dasher |
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Female Blue Dragonlet? |
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Female Eastern Pondhawk |
Besides the Dragonfly, I came across two birds stuck for various amounts of time in netting like this. At the least, I think the garden should ban netting across the tops of plots.
There were also a lot of birds:
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2 pond
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 3 Lined up exactly as before, across the river
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1 f
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 5
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 3 some song
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 3
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 6
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 4 bridge
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 6
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 5
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 3
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 8
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 45
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 12 mostly quiet
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 10
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 4
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 10
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 8
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1 im M
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 3
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 10
Haynes, you really did see alot. I hope I can catch the green herons this weekend. Maybe we should think about contacting Judy so we can notify the gardeners about the netting.
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