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| No geese here :( |
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| Rainnihilated |
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| Foggy arbo |
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| Sodden arbo |
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| Creepy arbo |
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| Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis |
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus |
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa |
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| banded Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata |
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| banded American Goldfinch Spinus tristis |
"Goosedip/Rainnihilation"
A planned trip to the Morgan Arboretum was slightly modified yesterday, in order to have a look for a Pink-footed Goose that was recently spotted in the company of 3,000 Snow geese in nearby St-Louis-de-Gonzague. When we got there, the area was largely devoid of wildfowl – only seven bewildered-looking Snow Geese were found. I’m guessing the waterfowl moved en masse as a result of a large cold front/precipitation system that moved through the previous night. Oh well, that’s birding – it wouldn’t be fun if you saw every bird in the book every time. There must always be something left to look forward to. Or at least that's what I keep telling myself when I dip. Chin up, eh wot!
By the time we
arrived at the arbo the snow had changed to a steady rain, and we had the whole
foggy, sodden place to ourselves. It was
a treat to see Golden-crowned Kinglets, a species I hadn’t seen for some while. It brought to mind PQSPB trips
from the 80s, where a young Dan and I would piss off the adults by racing ahead of the
group in a crazed effort to see Kinglets. Kinglets were like crack for us, I guess because they were so small
and cute. “Chubbyfluffy”.
St-Louis-de-Gonzague
Snow Goose – 7
Canada Goose – 75+
Mallard – 45+
Ring-necked Duck – 25+
Common Merganser – 35+
Northern Harrier – 1
Red-tailed Hawk – 3
Ring-billed Gull – 6
Mourning Dove- 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Tree Swallow – 1
Black-capped Chickadee - 4
American Robin - 2
American Tree Sparrow – 9
Song Sparrow - 4
Dark-eyed Junco – 2
Red-winged Blackbird – 8+
Rusty Blackbird - 1 probable
Common Grackle – 10+
Common Redpoll – 25+
Morgan Arboretum
Mallard – 3
Ring-billed Gull – 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker – 2
Downy Woodpecker – 1
Hairy Woodpecker – 1
Pileated Woodpecker -1 heard
Blue Jay – 2
American Crow – 3
Black-capped Chickadee – 12+
Brown Creeper -2
White-breasted Nuthatch – 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet – 7
American Robin – 3
Northern Cardinal – 2
Song Sparrow – 3
Dark-eyed Junco -8+
Red-winged Blackbird – 5
American Goldfinch – 3
Pine Siskin – 5
Common Redpoll – 25+
Purple Finch -1
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