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| Daybreak over the field behind the folks' house |
There were two hours of walking, 77 miles of road travel, some pleasant conversations with nice folks walking dogs about what the heck we were up to, and one yelling at from a guy who didn't like us scoping out the mourning doves in his apple tree.
In no particular order we saw:
Common Crows
Tree SparrowsHouse Sparrows
Song Sparrows
Gold Finches
House Finches
Black-capped Chickadees
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
White-breasted Nuthatches
Rock Pigeons
Tufted Titmouse
European Starlings
Common Redpolls
Mourning Doves
Mallard Ducks
American TurkeyCanada Geese
Dark-eyed Juncos
Northern Cardinals
Red-tailed Hawks
American Kestrels
And Matt and Lisa walked our aunt and uncle's farm and added:
Eastern Bluebirds
Cedar Waxwings
plus adding to the numbers of many of the other above birds.
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| Dusk, back at their house again after a long, long day |
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4 comments:
What a great way to spend your day.
You and your team did a nice job identifying all those birds.
A very Merry Christmas to you and your family
Be safe, happy, and have a great New Year.
So many lovely feathered friends in your world. Have a merry Christmas.
How'd Keith get here before I did ?! Congrats on a job well done. I've never done the CBC for one reason or another . . hmmm . . could it be that northwest Ohio is chock-full of reeaaallly aggressive gung-ho birders who don't need help ? Still . . It's such a good excuse for camaraderie and getting out during these impossibly short solstice days.
Keith, a belated thank you and Merry Christmas to you too. We had a pretty good day and I eagerly await results from the coordinator.
Jan, thank you! Hope you had a great one too!
Cathy, thanks! We have often felt the squeeze on territory due to folks with fancier titles than ours, but we have hung on....from Dad down to my kids and their cousins and I hope we can continue.
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