Photo: Mallard by Chris Miller
Hello everyone,
We had another sign of spring this week; the Red-winged Blackbirds are back! And they were singing up a storm. An adorable raccoon was in the second tree cavity and we could see its face. It did not look pleased that we were interrupting its nap.
The water on both lagoons was completely open so we had some nice waterfowl. Our lone female Common Merganser is alone no more – a handsome male was present today and the two of them were cozying up together. We also had two impressive looking male Common Goldeneyes on the east lagoon. A flyover Pigeon was an unusual sight for our walk.
Since we didn’t find a Great Horned Owl, here’s the next best thing; a nest-cam on Hilton Head Island: https://www.hhilandtrust.org/raptorcam
BIRDERS: Beth, Andy, Mike, Marian, Jennie, Kristin, Mark C., Cheryl, Eric, Paul, Larry, Leslie, Monica, Eileen Marisa, Pam, Renate and welcome to Daniela and Gabriel.
TIME: 8:00am to 10:30am
WEATHER: 33 degrees, cloudy, light winds
Compiler: Cheryl
Photographers: Marisa and Eric
Canada Goose Number observed: 185
Mallard Number observed: 8
Common Goldeneye Number observed: 2
Common Merganser Number observed: 2
Red-breasted Merganser Number observed: 12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Number observed: 1
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 2
Herring Gull Number observed: 2
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Northern Flicker Number observed: 3
American Crow Number observed: 1
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 9
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 4
Brown Creeper Number observed: 1
Winter Wren Number observed: 1
American Robin Number observed: 3
House Sparrow Number observed: 2
American Goldfinch Number observed: 2
American Tree Sparrow Number observed: 3
Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 2
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 3
If you’d like more information about a bird, check out the All About Birds ID guide:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/
Corrections, additions and comments are welcome.
Good birding everyone,
Jennie