Bald Eagle
With temperatures in the mid-40s and a brisk wind, I didn't think that there would many people hiking at Lickinghole Creek and Reservoir. There were more people than I had expected, but it wasn't too crowded. However, the winds kept the smaller birds hunkered down, and I ended up with only 20 avian species. One of the Bald Eagles was in the nest.
Bald Eagle
American Goldfinch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Belted Kingfisher
Killdeer
Male Eastern Towhee
Female Eastern Towhee
The winds died down this morning, but the temperatures started out in the lower 30s, so it was a bit chilly. However, it warmed up fairly quickly, and in a couple of hours I had 32 avian species here, including 20 that I hadn't seen the day before, giving me a two-day bird list of 40 avian species. I saw a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks circling high up. Later in my hike, I was talking with two other OId Trail residents (from a safe social distance+), and they said that they had seen six hawks circling - probably Red-shouldered, and a large raptor with an all white underside. That must have been a migrating Osprey, but I never saw one this morning.
Red-shouldered Hawks
Eastern Bluebird
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Louisiana Waterthrush
Pine Warbler
Female Bufflehead
Field Sparrow
Fish Crow
Male House Finch feeding female
House Sparrow bathing in a puddle
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
White-throated Sparrow
Two-day bird list:
Canada Goose
Bufflehead
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Pine Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow