Bufflehead
It was quite chilly this morning, but also mostly sunny, so I hiked quite a bit here in Old Trail. I ended up with 32 avian species, and that didn't include 10+ fairly common winter species that I often see here but did not see today. Guess I don't have to drive long distances to see common winter species, along with a few that aren't so common here. I hadn't been on a good portion of the Lindy Bain trail for about a month, and some of this trail on the west side of Old Trail drive has been re-done and moved about 40 to 50 feet to the south, and therefore, much closer to the small creek there. This should prove to make for better birding on that section of the trail, but as the tree cutting and gravel path were recently done there, most of the birds seen in that area had moved away, at least for now.
I started off at the pond behind the Lodge, and saw one female Bufflehead. I had seen four there three days ago.
Bufflehead
I then moved down to that end of Western Park (wetlands), and immediately saw a juvenile Cooper's Hawk.
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Farther to the north in the park, I saw one of our resident Red-shouldered Hawks.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
The crows were in a bad mood today. They were even chasing the Turkey Vultures.
America Crows and Turkey Vulture
America Crow and Turkey Vulture
By the time I left the park area, I was already up to 26 avian species for the day. I did some more hiking near the golf course pond and down the south side of the Lindy Bain trail. I ended up with five woodpecker and nine sparrow species.
Northern Flicker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Female Pileated Woodpecker
Male Pileated Woodpecker
Male Pileated Woodpecker
Song Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Bluebird
Black Vulture
Today's list:
Canada Goose
Bufflehead
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
American Crow
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow