Early this morning our feeders were visited by a mixed Blackbird flock that
included
one adult Brewer's. Late this afternoon we had a roost forming in the sanctuary
woods that included many Rusty's along with thousands of Grackles, Red-wings,
Cowbirds and perhaps more Brewer's. Not definitive on t
The female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS are starting to pour in-at my feeders just
now = 1 male and 25 females. Go girls! (or is it chicks?)
Steve Fast
Brooktondale
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This morning about 8:30 I saw 4 AMERICAN PIPITS foraging in the mud and wrack of the shoreline west from the dock at Stewart Park. Also present:Canada Goose - severalCanada X domestic Greylag Goose - 1 paired with Canada Goose on lakeGadwall - 1 maleAmerican Black Duck X Mallard - 1 maleMallard -
I should have posted earlier, but wanted to back up Matt's observation.
On Tue noon (before the snow), I walked north Wilson trail (the marshy loop at
Sapsucker Woods) and frighted up an AMERICAN WOODCOCK who flew straight away
from me (horizontal), wings 'whistling' and yellowish rump showing.
Two nights ago (22 March 2011), as I departed the Lab of Ornithology around
7:45
pm, I heard peenting and then displaying from an American Woodcock. I believe
that the bird was peenting from the grassy hill immediately north of the
building, and then was displaying in the general area of the Fu
To my surprise, I’ve discovered that we have at least 3 WOODCOCKS across the
road from our house. What surprises me (and this may show my lack of knowledge
on the subject) is that this area is active farm acreage. Nearest the road is a
section of first-year alfalfa, then last year’s corn, then a
