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Monday, January 23, 2017

Green........and Gold!

With weather returning to what we normally expect this time of the year here at the estuary, we headed over for a walk at Harrison Bay....


and notice the green fields!!!  just a few tiny frozen bits of snow left.  Oh, and of course the Canada Geese feeding off the green grass.



Very calm and quiet out there.  There were about 50 swans way over at the edge of the bay but not much of anything else.


looking the other way, more green fields with just a bit of snow left in the shady spots....again though, very, very quiet in the bird department.


the Bald Eagle pair were perched close to their nest....


her is one of them....


and her is the other....

There were a lot of Black Cap Chickadees, could hear them but trying to spot them was virtually impossible.  Also heard a Downy Woodpecker and a Song Sparrow singing....


Several Spotted Towhee were scratching about, this was the only one that stopped long enough for a picture.


but here was the pleasant surprise for the day....a Gold-crowned Sparrow.  Of course at this time of the year the 'gold' on the crown of the head is pretty pale, it will take a couple of months before it turns brilliant yellow.

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