tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76015761394657293742024-03-18T23:19:07.187-05:00Intrepid ManitobanNicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-84344873221195376842015-08-13T17:46:00.000-05:002015-08-13T17:46:41.433-05:00Vikings!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Nicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-13386851080727481872013-06-21T17:06:00.002-05:002013-06-21T17:06:21.674-05:00April 10, 2013 Sandilands and area<div style="text-align: center;">
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The day started with horses. A brand new baby horse, as a matter of fact! This guy was overdue, and HUGE! He was actually bigger than the other colt, born a few weeks earlier!</div>
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Momma loves her freakishly huge baby!</div>
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Does he EVER have a cute face! And cute ears!</div>
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We'd had a tip on a Bald Eagle, and there he was! Wonder what the greenish tinge on his throat is? Got a suggestion that it's bile from something he was eating...</div>
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There were LOTS of deer around. These two were funny to watch, they even swivelled their ears in unison!</div>
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Gray Jays (Whiskeyjacks) were also very prominent, perching near the road to check us out!</div>
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A good number of Great Gray Owls were still around, too! I think this guy thought he was hidden! </div>
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Turkeys!! It's hard to tell if you're seeing wild turkeys or farmyard turkeys, these ones are all wild-colored, but did walk under a fence into a yard!</div>
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Snow Buntings!! We see them a fair bit, but it's hard to get pictures of them, they don't hang around once they spy you, and they usually just take off across fields. This little flock was neat to see, and they were already in their breeding colors, which was even cooler!</div>
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This Ruffed Grouse was so cooperative! They sure are tough to spot, but this one had total confidence in his camouflage, posed very nicely for us, moving this way and that...</div>
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This Sharp-Tailed Grouse was also cooperative, but a bit further away! He was with a few friends in a small patch of field that wasn't snow-covered. Almost makes it look like spring!</div>
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We only knew about the car show because we went to Kildonan Park on Canada Day, early in the morning, to take pictures of flowers. Thought I'd be clever, beat the crowd and the heat, but we got there before they even turned the sprinklers off! Took a break for Tim Hortons and came back to some lovely, water drop laden blooms!</div>
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How nice, they're sharing! Said the spider to the (butter)fly!</div>
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So happy, finally got a nice butterfly pic!</div>
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For a change of pace, and because I didn't have any car photos, we attended a car show on Canada Day. Very hot day, but lots of neat cars in attendance! </div>
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Apologies, but I don't know what any of these are!</div>
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I really liked the extreme angles on the front end of this one!</div>
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This one was one of my favorites, all Bonnie and Clyde style!</div>
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Another one of my favorites!</div>
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Check out that rumble seat - too cool!</div>
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A Jeep! A Willy's Jeep! Too cool!</div>
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There's always a few Wood Ducks tucked in with the Mallards at our city parks, LOVE those colors! These pictures were taken at St. Vital Park and Kildonan Park.<br />
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Ain't he cool?<br />
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You have to look close, but you can see a bit of iridescence on this female's wing feathers.<br />
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I was surprised to see that red orbital ring on that female!<br />
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Darn! Almost got both in the frame!<br />
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This handsome male was keeping a very close eye on his lady who was feeding up on the bank with the Mallards. Looked like he had a broken tail feather.<br />
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Love the spotty belly!<br />
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We don't see Sandhill Cranes every year, but this was a great year for them!</div>
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The best sighting was this pair, who decided to do a bit of dancing for us! I didn't catch any of the exciting bits, hops and such, but it was still fun to watch! </div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Just popping by to say hello, check out my New Years (okay, day after new years) visitor, a Chipping Sparrow! First time I've seen one of these cuties later than JUNE! Looking over my records, that seems unbelievable, but all my sightings are reported for only May and June! How odd... This little one threw me for a loop, for sure! Caught my eye in a bunch of House Sparrows, but couldn't get good looks, just the red cap, a line through the cap, and light beak. My first thought was Juvenile White-Crowned Sparrow, second was American Tree Sparrow, it wasn't until I saw that eyeline that I realized it was a Chipper! Pretty cool, and a darn good start to the year!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">That House Sparrow on the other side of the feeder looks freakin' HUGE!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of Peacocks (they're actually Indian Peafowl, males are called peacocks and females peahens) at the zoo, but it's usually hard to get a look at that big, beautiful fanned tail!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But we had good timing, or just good luck, there were a lot of vocal males all over the place, and lots of displaying going on!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of tree stands, and some fairly large treed areas. Saw a good few crows, and heard a lot of other birds that I couldn't identify. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is Pearson Memorial Pond. A very pretty little spot. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">As any park-like area, lots of Canada Geese around! Time for the half-grown babies!</div><br />
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<div align="center">A real neat surprise was this Swainsons Hawk near the Elk enclosure! It looked like he picked up a ground squirrel but dropped it...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of ground squirrels (Richardsons Ground Squirrel, to be precise), they were EVERYwhere! This little guy raced right up to the stork (Saddle-Billed Stork), got this far, took a good luck, and scurried back under his rock! Smart move, little guy!</div><br />
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<div align="center">This little guy was hanging out near the Cougar cage. Just chillin', havin' a snack!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This guy's home was near the Bison. Looks to me like he's saying "hey you kids, get offa my lawn!"</div><br />
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<a href="http://swift-notes.blogspot.com/">Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.peep-lo.blogspot.com/">Piping Plover Guardian Program</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.naturemanitoba.ca/index.html">Nature Manitoba</a>. Lots and lots of stuff! <a href="http://www.naturemanitoba.ca/MB_birds/rare_birds.htm">This</a> is my favorite page - photos of the rare-for-Manitoba birds!<br />
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<a href="http://www.naturemanitoba.ca/publications/books.html">Nature Manitobas book store</a>. I heartily recommend "Finding Birds in Southern Manitoba" and "Pelicans to Polar Bears", both of which I use constantly in trip planning. The big "Birds of Manitoba" is just as wonderful. Just very big. VERY much worth the bucks though!<br />
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<a href="http://www.birdatlas.mb.ca/">Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/falcon/">Falcon Cam</a> of the Peregrines nesting on the Radisson in Winnipeg. There are two tabs on the top - click on "Brandon Cam" to check out the birds nesting on the McKenzie seeds building in Brandon. <br />
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<a href="http://www.species-at-risk.mb.ca/pefa/p-webcam.html">Peregrine Falcon Recovery Project</a>. They tend to the falcon cams! <br />
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/">The Manitoba Birds list on yahoo</a>. Mostly reports of sightings and also updates the provinces lists (Winter list, year list, etc).<br />
.</div><div align="center"></div>Nicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-53558527732332876822011-06-06T12:20:00.000-05:002011-06-06T12:20:29.718-05:00Trip report - Kildonan Park<div align="center">.</div><div align="center">Another afternoon trip to another city park. Not a whole lot of birds, did hear a few that I couldn't identify. Did get a quick glimpse of an Eastern Phoebe though, thought that was pretty cool! No pic though - darn!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">A little stream near one of the gardens.</div><div align="center"><br />
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Kildonan Park has park ducks. I don't know if these birds are wild or released - they look much more compact than the wild mallards I'm used to!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Thought this guy was a "manky" mallard, a duck with some domestic ducks in his background. But he also looks similar to some pictures I've seen of American Black Duck x Mallard hybrids. So I don't know! There were a LOT more male ducks than females present, and lots of chasing going on. This guy was paired up with a female, and was pretty vigorous in going after any others who came too close!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Female Mallard, preening</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Female Mallard, looking for corn. Almost looks like a mini-Mallard!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Male and female, male complaining!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This was a surprise, a late Song Sparrow, hunched on a perch near the riverbank. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And a very nice male American Robin, looking for worms amongst the tulips!</div><br />
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</div>Nicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-3875779457060722352011-06-05T23:19:00.000-05:002011-06-05T23:19:55.027-05:00A big black yard bird<div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Crows aren't always popular. But I love 'em. Spending hours squinting through a pair of binoculars makes you pretty appreciative of anything you can identify on first sight!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are also quite suspicious, very cagey and hard to get good photographs of!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here's one that flapped onto the railing and picked through the millet looking for a few sunflower seeds. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry for the cluttered pic, but I thought it was a neat pose.</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div>Nicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-92113574802999652612011-06-03T10:17:00.000-05:002011-06-03T10:17:04.495-05:00The last of the yard birds<div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sigh! The trouble with living in the city is that we have so few birds during the summer. I normally stop feeding, because usually the only birds are the S.S.P.'s (Starlings/House Sparrows/Pigeons), none of which need the help!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our year round birds, Chickadees, Hairy/Downy/Pileated Woodpeckers and White-Breasted Nuthatches are typically scarce around the feeders during the summer. We don't see many fledglings at all from these birds. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There might still be a close by pair of Chipping Sparrows however, so with any luck, they'll bring some babies around to visit!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We did get a Baltimore Oriole, a male, that visited on the 27th. He was most suspicious, and flew off anytime someone went to the window, so no photos! But very glad to have the visit anyways!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A female Downy Woodpecker, wonder what's caught her eye!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sure hope this works! Caught a Swainsons Thrush having a bath, but didn't have much luck at photos, so thought I'd try a video!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cherry blossoms, taken about two weeks ago - most are gone now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrfXkYTenlmaPGbNjEoIPGbv-9X_TZxPNK9JeDTZ7rGIrJgYldhFSzKP6LxWwRjnqvRP1C7wfmpxECUTFQhRL5gMkTJDFYU7JQTshVeWGp9bmQHJB-MOnK4tLbF2p3gVVjX5cPBAuFbg/s1600/t_110518100_0449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrfXkYTenlmaPGbNjEoIPGbv-9X_TZxPNK9JeDTZ7rGIrJgYldhFSzKP6LxWwRjnqvRP1C7wfmpxECUTFQhRL5gMkTJDFYU7JQTshVeWGp9bmQHJB-MOnK4tLbF2p3gVVjX5cPBAuFbg/s640/t_110518100_0449.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Flower buds on the Honeysuckle - I love how honeysuckles have two totally different types of leaves! Our honeysuckle is pretty big, more than six feet tall, and probably just as wide. We get hummingbirds on it, but not usually til the fall.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Another one planted for the birds - a Mohican Viburnum. This one has shot up at least six inches this spring, and has a TON of flowers! Not sure who eats the berries, but most of them disappear before they're even ripe!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">One of the pink and yellow columbines</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Closeups of Lilac blooms</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A red Marigold, still full of water from a passing rainstorm</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Went to Assiniboine Park on Tuesday. Hoping it would be (relatively) unpeopled, being a weekday, but still quite a crowd. Hate to think what it'll be like on the weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But it's beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The bridge to Portage Avenue is very well attended by Cliff Swallows. Canada Geese were loafing on the shores, and a pair with a single gosling paddled/were swept underneath the bridge to land on the shore further along. The river was full, and pretty fast (as it goes!)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The English Garden is already colorful, but it was in a bit of an inbetween stage. Mostly tulips, but many of them (in particular, the yellows) were already finished. Still lots to be seen!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This was a gorgeous big tree. Wonder what kind - I want one!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A beautiful early iris!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I think these are Alliums. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My only bird photograph other than the swallows. Some kind of flycatcher, maybe a Phoebe? Brutally bad photo!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Only saw a few birds. Heard a lot, but could only identify a few. Did get the bins (but not the camera) onto a hearily singing Red-Eyed Vireo, and heard some Goldfinches later on. </div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div align="center"></div>Nicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-13140675147183157982011-06-02T19:30:00.000-05:002011-06-02T19:30:33.438-05:00Trip Report - St Johns Park<div align="center">.</div><div align="center">Gotta admit I was skeptical of seeing any birds here, this park, while it is on the river, is smack dab in the middle of town.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">That's also an advantage though, it's nowhere near as crowded as some of the better destinations. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">There's a bit of a wayside park, just a nice big green area, before you get to the actual park. Love to finally see all that green!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The river was still pretty high, and had formed a little lagoon at this spot. That'll be shoreline within a couple of months!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I loved how these trees looked, fighting gravity so hard! The shore where the roots were was well-trampled, they must be very attractive to kids! I wonder how long they've been leaning into the water.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">More shoreline trees, up to their knees in water.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The little lagoon was attractive to the ducks. There was a lone Mallard male and a pair of Wood Ducks. I managed to catch a picture of the male, but his mate was shy, and they took wing almost as soon as we spotted them.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The Mallard was a noisy guy! I wonder if he had a mate and a nest nearby. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We also got to see a Canada Goose family. Baby goslings are the best!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">There were a few warblers at the park itself. Most were too high up and too active to pinpoint any identities. I NEED to get better at birding by ear! Did manage to get the binoculars on a singing male American Redstart (no pictures, darn!) and after a LOT of watching, managed to pin down a photograph (not the greatest!) of a male Yellow Warbler, who had also been singing his heart out. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We also saw a few Chipping Sparrows (and heard a lot more!). This American Crow was having a drink at another bit of floodwater. </div><br />
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</div><div align="center">Saw Red-Winged Blackbirds on the highway out to the marsh, as well as a few Canada Geese. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Didn't even notice the baby til I was looking at the pic on the computer!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">In one of the ponds near the interpretive center were a few Canvasback and Lesser Scaup. Too distant for good pics though.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Soon picked up Yellow-Headed Blackbird, Brewers Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Killdeer, Mallard and American White Pelican. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">This Cliff Swallow was in a flock of about a hundred altogether, resting on the road. Warmer? Easier to weather the wind? </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">We decided to try to road to the north mound, and picked up a few more species. Northern Shoveler, Blue-Winged Teal, Gadwall, Northern Harrier, and the highlight (for me) a singing and displaying male Bobolink! No pics (darn!)</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a more typical brood size! Daddy hadn't crossed the road yet. They had a bit of a time, herding all those babies down into the water, but they made it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last sighting was a Franklin's Gull, right before we got back to the highway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><div align="center"> </div>Nicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-74341424983956139762011-05-24T14:08:00.000-05:002011-06-02T19:09:28.955-05:00Yesterdays birds (May 23)<div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No photos from the yard birds, didn't spend much time watching - got to go on a trip to Oak Hammock! Will post shortly about that!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yard birds included Chipping Sparrow and Pine Siskin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But no pictures. Darn!</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div>Nicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-49701220112642771602011-05-24T14:04:00.000-05:002011-05-24T14:04:43.189-05:00Day before yesterdays birds (May 22)<div align="center">.</div><div align="center">Much better day than previously!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">No firsts, but there were some American Goldfinches (two males, one female) again, and a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak male, singing from a treetop!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Other birds were Chipping Sparrows, American Robin, Pine Siskin, Tennessee Warbler.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Also took a short trip to one of the greenhouses outside of town, and managed to see Canada Geese, Red-Winged Blackbirds, Yellow-Headed Blackbirds and a few Killdeer.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Most of my pics were DARK! Did manage to get one picture of a Hairy Woodpecker though!</div><div align="center"><br />
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Only birds seen that day was a trio of Chipping Sparrows, who had themselves quite a tussle over the seed feeder.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">No pictures (darn!)</div><div align="center">.</div>Nicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-1649785660030257812011-05-21T12:31:00.002-05:002011-05-21T12:31:00.812-05:00Yesterdays birds (May 20)<div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Slower birding today, but did have a first of the year Nashville Warbler.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Other birds include two Chipping Sparrows, two pairs of American Goldfinches, a Swainson's Thrush and the Red-Breasted Nuthatch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">American Goldfinch, peeking from behind a pole!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">A bit of a hide-and-seek, but there is a Nashville Warbler in there! One of my better warbler pics this year - yikes!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A Chipping Sparrow taking a bath. Not much light, had to use a slow shutter speed, but I got such a kick out of the "curly" wings!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">No half measures here, this bird got WET!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">An American Robin came next, took his time making his way over to the bath. I like this pic, with the pot's scalloped edges.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Decision made, bathing to commence!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">He got WAY into the experience, water was flying everywhere! Love his wild-eyed look in the last two pics. </div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div>Nicole MacPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161917242638249651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601576139465729374.post-77310008084030353282011-05-20T12:07:00.000-05:002011-05-20T12:07:00.838-05:00Yesterdays birds (May 19)<div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;">What a great day! Started out cloudy, but cleared. A first of the year was a male Mourning Warbler! No pics, darn!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Other birds: Pine Siskins (about four), a female American Goldfinch, a Swainsons Thrush, two Chipping Sparrows, a Black and White Warbler, a male Cape May Warbler, a male Tennessee Warbler, and a male Blackpoll Warbler! Gotta love a five warbler day, no pics though!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Male Hairy Woodpecker. Loves peanuts! Check out that beak! Sometimes it's hard to tell Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers apart. Sometimes it's not.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">American Crow. Also loves peanuts!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I wondered who was leaving peanut shells in the birdbath!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Female American Goldfinch. Didn't see any of her boys today.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">White-Breasted Nuthatch. Not sure what was going on here, maybe he was fending off a House Sparrow.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Pine Siskins. They don't usually feed that close to each other!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This little one has a bald spot on the chest! Wonder if it's a brooding female (too soon?) or molting...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Check out that yellow rump!</div><br />
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A bonus Red Squirrel</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Another look at the Nanking Cherry blossoms! No bird in the picture (darn!)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Very unusual pose!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This Hairy Woodpecker seemed to be getting seeds from the feeder and stuffing them into the cracks of this "snag" we have against the fence. </div><br />
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