Northern Flicker
Tempereature was in the mid-50s with a light breeze. There was complete cloud cover, but it was thin during the morning hours. It should have been a good day for birding, but there were so many dog-walkers and "walker-talkers" here in Old Trail, that finding birds was a chore. After about 1-1/2 hours, I only had 16 avian species.
Northern Flicker
Carolina Wren
Pine Siskins
White-crowned Sparrow
House Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Turkey Vulture
Red-bellied Woodpecker
White-throated Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Then I went to some more rugged areas of the trail, and encountered far fewer people, and a lot more wildlife.
Deer
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Blue Jay
Brown Creeper
Chipping Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
House Finches
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
I heard one of our resident Red-shouldered Hawks being harassed by American Crows. The hawk started screaming for help, circled a few times, and flew away.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
But the crows didn't let up. Then I saw why. There was a Red-tailed Hawk perched in a tree.
Red-tailed Hawk
As I hiked in the more wooded areas of the trail, I started seeing a few more Pine Siskins.
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
And then Pine Siskins were everywhere! Some were foraging alone or in flocks. Some were bathing at the edge of a pond. There must have been 30 to 40 of them in this one area.
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskins
Pine Siskins
Pine Siskins
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskins
Pine Siskins
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskins
Pine Siskins
Pine Siskins
Pine Siskins
Pine Siskins
I ended up with 35 avian species in a little less than 3 hours.
Today's list:
Turkey Vulture
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Field Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
Pine Siskin
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Bluebird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Downy Woodpecker
Tufted Titmouse
Red-shouldered Hawk
Chipping Sparrow
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-tailed Hawk
Eastern Phoebe
American Robin
Canada Goose