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| Dan of the dead |
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| Showing a fellow birder 'the bird' |
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| Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi |
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| Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi |
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| Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi |
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| Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi |
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| Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi |
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| Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi |
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| American Robin Turdus migratorius |
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| American Robin Turdus migratorius |
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| American Robin Turdus migratorius |
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| American Robin Turdus migratorius |
December 30, 2016, Mount Royal Cemetery
Went to the frigid cemetery today – part one of my two-day New
Year’s eve birding jaunt. A modern
tradition (http://snowyowllost.blogspot.ca/2015/12/last-bird-of-year.html),
apparently. We caught up with the elusive Townsend’s Solitaire that
has been haunting the spot for a few days. Got some atrocious images, as the light was poop, and we were trying to give the bird some space. It was also a treat to get prolonged close views of feeding American Robins.
I suppose I got to do
a few cool birdy things this year: started the year by wrapping up my final
year in Korea on the island that started it all, Deokjeok-do; spent spring relearning wood warblers; sweated the summer away writing a
book; lost weight this fall at a research station; and wiled away the end of
the year finishing up the vaunted book. Time for a long winter’s nap.
See y’all in the
year of Armageddon!
Rock Dove – 12+
Downy Woodpecker – 1
Pileated Woodpecker – 1
American Crow – 15+
Black-capped Chickadee – 9+
White-breasted Nuthatch – 1
Townsend’s Solitaire – 1
American Robin – 75+
European Starling – 20+
Dark-eyed Junco – 1
American Goldfinch – 2
House Finch – 3
(My first Townsend's Solitaire, from 2011)
