I went out this morning for a short birding expedition. At Freese Rd.
gardens there were several Red-tailed Hawks, Mourning doves, several
Crows and a possible Le Conte's Sparrow, I will need someone to look at
the photo to make sure, but it does have the stripe behind the eye and
didn't look like anything else I could identify, but maybe it is just
wishful thinking on my part. If so it is a life bird for me, so here's
hoping.
At Myers Park there were the usual Mallards and many Ring-billed Gulls
along with a couple of Greater black-backed gulls. a pair of Northern
flickers and a Blue Jay rounded out that part of the trip. Going down
east Shore Drive I spotted a Coopers hawk in a tree alongside the road.
At Stewart Park there were many Coots, Mallards, Canada Geese,
Buffelheads , Ringed-billed Gulls and a single DB Cormorant on the
Jetty. The real surprise was behind the Swan Pen, There perched on the
remains of a beaver cut tree was a small owl which I later Identified as
a Northern Saw Whet Owl. It stood still for one good photo before taking
off into the trees, I think it was as surprised to see me as I was to
see it. Another Life bird for me.
All in all 19 species for a short cold morning jaunt.
Carl Steckler
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