Green-winged Teal flock feeding on mudflats at south end of the lake.
It was one of those rare, perfect birding days in winter…clear, cold and windless.
Emigrant Lake, Jackson, US-OR. Dec 24, 2012 10:00 AM. 24 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 45
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 30
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 35
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 3
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 20
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) 2
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 4
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 12
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 18
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 10
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 12
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 15
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 6
Emigrant Lake . . . one of my favorite places in Southern Oregon. I had no idea there were so many species of birds living there. Thanks for the education. I will post this to one of my Facebook pages called “The Oregon Pick.” Here’s a link: http://www.facebook.com/OregonPick?ref=hl
~Gerean, The Animal Spirits, Ashland, OR
By: theanimalspirits on December 24, 2012
at 9:58 pm