Brigantine/Forsythe Jan. 10, 2008
It never fails, as soon
as I left the house to head to Brig's it clouded up.
However it was a mild afternoon, no winds &
around 50°F. Lots of active passerines along Gull
Pond Rd, esp. YR Warb's & GC Kinglets in the
cedars. There were quite a few WBNh's & Downys in
the same area. I also saw a Song Sparrow, Tree
Sparrow & a Fox Sparrow all along the woodsy side
of Gull Pond Road. The Snow Geese were in the
thousands, always a treat to hear them. With it being
low tide while I was out at Brig's, well lots of
muddy ducks & Geese!
I took photos of most of what I saw... click the link
below for the Flash Slideshow...
http://susan.thespikeranch.com/page33/page46/page46.html
I saw a total of 30 bird species on Thursday. List is
below...
Y-R Warb's (all over the wooded areas), Pine Warb.,
T. Titmouse, Amr. Goldfinches, N. Card., Song Sparr.,
Car. Chickadees, W-B Nuthatches, Downy Wdpkrs, Fox
Sparr., Amr. Tree Sparr., G-C Kinglets, Gr. Blue
Heron (8), Tundra Swan (1 flying), Mallards, Hooded
Merg's, Pintails (100's), Blk. Ducks, N. Shovelers,
R-B Merg's, Gadwalls, Ruddy Ducks (2), Brant, Snow
Geese (1000's), Can. Geese, Herr. Gulls, R-B Gulls,
GBB Gulls, Peregrine Falcon (1) & N. Harrier
(1).