Forster’s & Black Terns Hornsby
Talk to me Apone”
Red-necked Phalarope Hornsby
Here’s a good one. At Hornsby now if any want to come down.
Feather Abrasion
Here’s a pix of feather I found this morning showing feather abrasion.
Winter Finch Report
This is for last year, but I wanted to bring your attention to an interesting website (of which you may already be aware). http://www.jeaniron.ca/2019/wff19.htm Keep your eyes open for 20/21 prediction. JeP PS I’m in the process of querying my mentors on a Winter Sparrow Forecast for Texas. Will keep you posted if anything interesting…
Uppies & Dickcissels
Been uppies and dickcissels going over regularly in small numbers this morning at “The Dacha “. Also been hearing the snap of warbler bills in small groups. The ones I got on were yellow warblers. Pretty sure I heard the “ick” call of an oriole, but could not find him. And Dacha bird #137 is…………….what…
Blue Jay Vocalization
Interesting Blue Jay vocalizations this morning in Hyde Park on my walk. 20-30 blue jays over a 100-125 yards were all making the same teedle call. Went on for over 5 minutes. Also some of the clicking or croaking noise they make. Since FB doesn’t have an easy way to add mp3 file, ill email…
Shorebirds Size in Field Guides
I thought this exchange in the Shorebird class might be of interest to B3. First Lance’s question, then my response. From Lance Felber (2020 Shorebird student) I noticed while looking at Least Sandpiper in a couple of different guides a fairly large discrepancy in lengths listed. So I looked at Least, Semi, and Western in…
Bees & Uppies
2 things bringing me joy on morning walk this morning 1) bees swarming all over a flowering bush, 2) upland sandpipers calling overhead come down from points north (u won’t find then in the pix, it’s just for symbolic purposes)