Kristen and I walked down in the woods this morning. It was very cloudy and it sprinkled on us a little bit. The birds weren't very active this morning.
I got a little excited because the first Purple Martin I've seen this year flew over. I also added a Tree Swallow and a House Wren to the 2008 list.
Birds Seen today (33 species): Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, White-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow
'08 Property List as of Feb. 15: 55
'04 Property List as of Feb. 15: 49
Showing posts with label new birds for year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new birds for year. Show all posts
Friday, February 15, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Birding on Jan. 26
I spent a couple of hours walking in the woods this morning and had a really nice time. It wasn't all that cold. There were quite a few birds moving around this morning as well. I saw a few new ones for the year. The first one I saw was a Gray Catbird in some yaupon and southern bayberry thickets. I was following a White-throated Sparrow when I came across him. I would have missed him completely if it hadn't been for that sparrow! I was walking along the gully and a Blue-headed Vireo was working a tree with a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. I finally saw a Downy Woodpecker. I used to see Downies all the time, but haven't seen them regularly over the past year or so. The Downy was chasing the first Yellow-bellied Sapsucker I have seen this year. There were Yellow-rumped Warblers all over the place this morning! I saw one Orange-crowned Warbler. The robins were thick down in the woods. They acted and sounded really nervous. I expected to see a Cooper's Hawk chasing them, but never did.
It is WET down in the woods. It's good that we've gotten this much rain from the standpoint of filling the new pond (it's probably 1/3 full), but it sure has made walking difficult in lots of places. I took the four-wheeler down on Friday and looked at the old pond and it is filled completely. Maybe we'll dry out a little bit.
I am going to plant some wildflowers on the slopes of the new pond. Bluebonnets should work well there since they like soil that is well drained. I think I'll go ahead and plant the bluebonnets next weekend and the rest of the wildflowers around the first week of March when we probably won't get another frost. That will look really nice down there!
Birds I saw this morning (21 species): Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue Jay, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch
'08 Property Birds as of Jan. 26: 39
It is WET down in the woods. It's good that we've gotten this much rain from the standpoint of filling the new pond (it's probably 1/3 full), but it sure has made walking difficult in lots of places. I took the four-wheeler down on Friday and looked at the old pond and it is filled completely. Maybe we'll dry out a little bit.
I am going to plant some wildflowers on the slopes of the new pond. Bluebonnets should work well there since they like soil that is well drained. I think I'll go ahead and plant the bluebonnets next weekend and the rest of the wildflowers around the first week of March when we probably won't get another frost. That will look really nice down there!
Birds I saw this morning (21 species): Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue Jay, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch
'08 Property Birds as of Jan. 26: 39
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Finally Out Birding
I finally got to go walking out on the property this morning. There is water EVERYWHERE! We've had 4+ inches of rain since Jan. 15. Water is standing everywhere and the gully is out of its banks in several places.
I saw a few birds on the property that I haven't seen in 2008. Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Flicker, White-throated Sparrow and Ruby-crowned Kinglet. It was fun to be out birding. The Red-tailed Hawk was hanging out around the new pond.
Speaking of the new pond, the bottom is completely covered now. It needs to rise about four feet to be at full capacity. I may order some fat head minnows to put in there to start getting the balance of the pond in shape for stocking it with catfish. Plus the minnows might encourage some herons or egrets to come by and see what's going on in it.
'08 Property List as of Jan. 19: 32
I saw a few birds on the property that I haven't seen in 2008. Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Flicker, White-throated Sparrow and Ruby-crowned Kinglet. It was fun to be out birding. The Red-tailed Hawk was hanging out around the new pond.
Speaking of the new pond, the bottom is completely covered now. It needs to rise about four feet to be at full capacity. I may order some fat head minnows to put in there to start getting the balance of the pond in shape for stocking it with catfish. Plus the minnows might encourage some herons or egrets to come by and see what's going on in it.
'08 Property List as of Jan. 19: 32
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