I only had time for a short hike here in Old Trail, and ended up with 24 avian species.
Carolina Wren
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
A male and a female Pileated Woodpecker were foraging on the same tree.
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
A front moved in from the south overnight, producing some rain and ushering in warmer temperatures. By the time I went out, there was good sunshine, and a lot of people were out and about on this Thanskgiving Day. I had time to hike all of my regular trails, and saw 33 avian species toda, including 14 avian species that I had not seen yesterday. This gave me a two day total of 38 avian species here in Old Trail; noticeably missing were Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mourning Dove, and a handful of species I often see here this time of year. All of the people forced many of the birds deep into the vegetation, and it was a challenge to see what I did find.
Blue Jay
Winter Wren
Chipping Sparrow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Field Sparrow
Hermit Thrush
House Finch with orange coloring
House Sparrow
Pied-billed Grebe
Ruddy Ducks
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Towhee
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
And on this day each year, I remember a Wild Turkey that I tried to save on Thanksgiving Day in 2009. It was caught up in some thorny tangles, and as I approached it to get it free, it moved away and deeper into the tangles, and got stuck even more. I finally had to give up, and knew that some fox would have a Thanksgiving meal later that day.
Turkey, Thanksgiving 2009
November 25:
Canada Goose
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
Species added on November 26:
House Sparrow
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pied-billed Grebe
Ruddy Duck
Carolina Chickadee
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Flicker
Eastern Towhee
Winter Wren
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Downy Woodpecker
Hermit Thrush
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Chipping Sparrow