Friday, November 19, 2021
Wally's highlight birds of the week were 3
Tundra Swans in Lake Law.
Other waterfowl for the week included:
Canada Goose,
Northern Shoveler,
Gadwall,
Mallard,
Northern Pintail,
Green-winged Teal,
Common Goldeneye,
Hooded Merganser and
Common Merganser. Other birds found during the
week included:
Pied-billed Grebe,
Sandhill Crane,
Cooper's Hawk,
Bald Eagle,
Red-tailed Hawk,
American Kestrel and
Cedar Waxwing. Dave
Friday, November 12, 2021
Wally reported that the water levels at A.E. Sea are approaching
normal
levels. This is probably why his list of waterfowl this week was
quite
impressive. His list consisted of:
Greater White-fronted Goose,
Canada Goose,
Northern Shoveler,
Gadwall,
American Wigeon,
Mallard,
Northern Pintail,
Green-winged Teal,
Hooded Merganser and
Common Merganser. No
American Coots were found. Wally mentioned that it appeared their numbers were
down this year. His bird of the week may have been
Winter Wrens, one
of
my favorites. Other birds found were
Killdeer,
Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron,
Bald Eagle and
American Kestrel. Dave
Friday, November 5, 2021
Another nice, late-fall list was provided by Wally. The highlight of
the week was a
Short-eared Owl flushed in the Main Ring. This was the
earliest fall sighting at the Lab in over 20 years. The go-to family
again this week was waterfowl, topped by 4 species of geese. The list
of waterfowl included:
Snow Goose,
Greater White-fronted Goose,
Cackling Goose,
Canada Goose,
Wood Duck,
Northern Shoveler,
Gadwall,
Mallard,
Green-winged Teal,
Ring-necked Duck,
Hooded Merganser and
Ruddy Duck. Wally commented on another interesting sighting. "My 'feel bad' moment of the week was that I saw a lone
Tree Swallow at
Sea of Evanescence on Friday. I don't feel that it had much to feed
on. Hopefully it migrates soon!" Also, this was the latest
Tree Swallow sighting in the Lab. Other interesting birds for the week
were:
Pied-billed Grebe,
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane,
Killdeer,
Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron,
Northern Harrier,
Bald Eagle,
Red-tailed Hawk,
Barred Owl,
American Kestrel,
Horned Lark,
Eastern Bluebird,
Cedar Waxwing,
American Tree Sparrow,
Fox Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco,
White-throated Sparrow,
Common Grackle and
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dave
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