Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 12/5/13

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

After several long distance birding outings, I decided to stay close to home this morning. It was a beautiful day - warm temperatures and mostly sunny skies. Rain is moving into the area tonight, and the temperature is forecasted to plummet this coming weekend. I suspect that "the iceman cometh."

I hiked to Lake Monocan, down to the Allen Creek Nature Preserve, then up along the small pine forest, and finally around Sawmill Creek ponds #6, #5, and #4. Between the birds seen on the hike and two more species at my feeder, I ended up with 30 species for the day.


Golden Crowned Kinglet


Field Sparrow


Yellow-rumped Warbler


Downy Woodpecker


Great Blue Heron


Great Blue Heron


Mallard


Mallards


Mallards

Today's list:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
White-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch


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