Wild Bird Center Saturday Bird Walks
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Cloudy and cool. 45�F. 2-4 mph. 16 participants.
binoculars and child
 
It is the day before Christmas Bird Count so we traditionally search Teller Farms as a scouting mission for Scott Severs who will officially count the Teller Open Space tomorrow. We did not turn up too many birds this morning or anything rare, but it was pleasant non-the-less. We often see rare or rarish sparrows along the shelter belt near the parking lot, but this area was particularly quiet this morning.

View our Regular Saturday, December 13, 2014 Bird Walk 

Teller Farms & Lakes: 
Dec 13, 2014 7:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
33 species

Cackling Goose  10
Canada Goose  60
American Wigeon  8
Mallard  14
Canvasback  4
Ring-necked Duck  50
Lesser Scaup  4
Bufflehead  3
Common Goldeneye  4
Common Merganser  40     Flying west.
Northern Harrier  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  5
Ring-billed Gull  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4
Eurasian Collared-Dove  6
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  4
Black-billed Magpie  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
American Robin  20
European Starling  40
Spotted Towhee  1, see Bird of the Day
Song Sparrow  2
White-crowned Sparrow  8
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Red-winged Blackbird  30
House Finch  6
House Sparrow  4  

 

Total species seen:  33
 Note: Species in bold are birds that were special on the walk for
 reasons like a great view, out-of-season, great numbers, or rarity.
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Bird of the Day
December 13, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk
 
Spotted Towhee    
�Steve Frye
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Spotted Towhee  

I always enjoy seeing (spotting) spotted towhees in winter. Although not considered rare for the winter, I don't often see them so it always makes me happy when I do. Not all of our troop this morning was able to see the bird and none of us got a picture of it so I'm using an image from another winter bird walk.        

  

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds
 Spotted Towhee

Birdfellow  
 
Youtube Video by Mitch Chapman   
House Sparrow   
�Neal Zaun
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White-Crowned Sparrow   
�Steve Frye
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Red-Winged Blackbird      
�Steve Frye
 
Red-Winged Blackbird
�Neal Zaun   
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Teller Farm Open Space
�Steve Frye    
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