I took my typical 4+ mile walk around the bogs at Whitesbog this morning, the first trip out there this year and due to both the cold and lack of birds it was a brisk, good exercise. Highlights, such as they were:
Northern Harrier hunting, a few
Pine Siskins, 4
White-crowned Sparrows (somewhat unusual here) by the Upper Reservoir, a few
American Tree Sparrows (Bird of the Day) and, on the way out, a 16
Tundra Swans that weren't there on the way in.
I could see more birds in my backyard. And I did. I have 13 species today for my Feederwatch list, including a
Sharp-shinned Hawk that disappeared all the birds for about 10 minutes. As they almost always do, it perched, briefly, in a tree that hid it well from the camera.
I'll make do with some other birds through the window:
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| Pine Siskin and Dark-eyed Junco |
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| Downy Woodpecker |
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| Red-winged Blackbirds |
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