The Arctic blast moved through the area last night, and it was a blustery 26 degrees under mostly cloudy skies when I hiked around Stoney Creek this morning. All I saw were the usual winter birds, and the highlights were two Great Blue Herons, four Pileated Woodpeckers including a male and female together, and a flock of 16 Mallards on the Hidden Creek pond. I saw 20 species, and added 3 more at my bird feeder when I returned.
Female (left) and male (right) Pileated Woodpeckers
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Mallards
Eastern Bluebirds
Northern Cardinal and White-throated Sparrow
Looking to see what the birds dropped from the feeder
This morning's list (23 species):
Eastern Bluebird Blue Jay Northern Mockingbird American Goldfinch Northern Cardinal Yellow-rumped Warbler White-throated Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Great Blue Heron Mallard House Finch Mourning Dove Carolina Wren Carolina Chickadee Canada Goose Pileated Woodpecker Tufted Titmouse Turkey Vulture Black Vulture |