A cold and windy day brought out 18 birders on our weekly Saturday bird walk at The New York Botanical Garden. We had a nice selection of birds, but noticeably absent were our resident great horned owls. The male was last seen on Tuesday so we are hopeful they found a new nesting area and are, in fact,nesting. Their old snag finally succumbed to decay a few months ago.
Cedar waxwings-8 Rusty blackbirds-4 Cooper's hawk-1 Red tailed hawk-2 Hooded mergansers-2 Mallards-26 Mallard hybrid-2 Canada geese-7 Downy woodpecker-2 Red bellied woodpecker -2 Juncos-30+ Tufted titmouse-4 Cardinals-5 Bluejays-4 White throated sparrows-22 American robins-15 White breasted nuthatch-2 Mourning doves-34 Goldfinch-28 Mockingbirds-2 Good birding, Debbie Becker -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
