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Winter 2005
Hannah Suthers
Winter was mild except for 10" snow early December,
and 16" on February 12. Nonetheless birds were dependent on feeders,
possibly because of poor fruit, grass and weed seed availability due to
the summer drought. Highlights were as follows:
Great Blue Heron | 18 Dec |
Snow Goose | est. 1000 overhead 12 Dec going south |
Black Vulture | 15 & 17 Dec (2), 8, 9, & 30 Jan (4), 17 Feb (4) |
Turkey Vulture | daily, 35+ at roost on 15 Dec |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 12, 16 & 18 Dec, large accipiter 1 Feb |
Red-tailed Hawk | 19 Feb |
Screech Owl | 12, 18 Dec, 8 Jan |
Great-horned Owl | 18 Dec (2), 8 Jan |
Long-eared Owl | pellets found 8 Jan (Tom Bailey) |
Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Flicker | throughout |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | (3) at feeders after Dec snow & 17 Feb |
Brown Creeper | 18 Feb (2) |
Eastern Bluebird | 16 Feb (5) |
Hermit Thrush | 18 Dec (8), 12 Jan |
Robin, northern subspecies | throughout (62 ± ) |
Cedar Waxwing | 18 Dec (20) |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 18 Dec (2), 18 Feb |
American Tree Sparrow | 15 Dec (3), 27 Jan, 6, 19 Feb (2) |
Fox Sparrow | 21 Dec, Jan 8, 10 (2) |
Purple Finch | 13, 15 Dec (2), 18 Dec (9), 6 sightings in Jan, 18 Feb (7) |
Red-winged Blackbird | 18 Feb |
Hannah Suthers and the Featherbed Lane Banding Station Crew
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