What a dismal day! We had to run into Mission to do some chores first thing but had hoped the weather would improve in the afternoon. It hasn’t! Have gone for a wet walk and have been watching the feeders but between the weather and the Cooper’s Hawk – hey it’s a bird and a species I didn’t get yesterday – there isn’t much around, except for well over a hundred Pine Sisken that show up when the hawk disappears. I didn’t even attempt any pictures.
Yesterday we had 24 species (I know I said 22 – can’t count I guess)…today species seen are: Common Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Bufflehead, Bald Eagles, Green Wing Teal, Mallard, Steller’s Jay, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pine Sisken, Heron, Dark-eyed Junco, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-wing Blackbird, Black Cap Chickadee, Chestnut backed Chickadee, and a Towhee. So that makes 16 species….BUT if you add the 4 species seen today that weren’t seen yesterday, that brings us to 28 species for the area so far….and we know there are a lot more than that!
Tomorrow we’ll be doing Kilby and Nicomen island – regardless of the weather!
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