SUPERBOWL BIRDING

After decades on the Pacific Coast I know the quietest time to be out and about is a Sunday afternoon when the Niners are in the Super Bowl. Down at Ashland Pond around the second quarter it was just us and the muskrat and lots of birds.

Varied Thrush

Cedar Waxwings.

Lone male Bufflehead.
Yesterday I spent time tracking this mighty mite, finally getting some recognizable pics of the tiny Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Acorn Woodpecker looks me over, then flies.
Both a Peregrine and this Cooper’s Hawk have been frequenting the pond lately.

Of course the Coop eats much smaller birds than the much bigger falcon.
Less than common birds at the pond: two singing male Wrentits (niot seen of course). Orange-crowned Warbler and White-throated Sparrow. Lesser Scaup continue.

Ashland Pond, Jackson, US-OR. Feb 2, 2013 11:45 AM. 28 species

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 16
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 2
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 9
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 1
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 7
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 3
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 3
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 2
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 6
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) 2
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) 2

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 17
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 3
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 15
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) 4.
Ashland Pond, Jackson, US-OR. Feb 3, 2013 4:30 PM. 25 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 15
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 2
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 11
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 14
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 3
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 3
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 7
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 5
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) 6
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) 1
Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata) 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 11
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) 4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 5
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 17
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 6

About these ads