CHRISTMAS AT EMIGRANT LAKE

I got to follow a male Harrier hunting at the south end of Emigrant Lake. Click on any inmage for full screen view.

Emigrant Lake, Jackson, US-OR. Dec 25, 2012 11:45 AM. VERY WINDY. 21 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 120
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 2
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 6
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 25
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 20
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) 3
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 15
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 35
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 6
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 8
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 4
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 4
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 1