Arcadia Meadows at dawn, October 8, 2010Spent two hours this morning before work at Arcadia Meadows primarily looking for sparrows and I found them! I also had a nice raptor show and seven species of warbler. I'm a bit tired so I'll let the list speak for itself.
Arcadia Meadows two hours early AM
Canada Goose 123 most moving south at dawn
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 42
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 2 may have been three
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 flew within 10 feet of me near daybreak
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 26
American Crow 31
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 42
Gray Catbird 3
European Starling 5
American Pipit 3
Cedar Waxwing 6
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 35
Palm Warbler 78
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Chipping Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 33
Song Sparrow 160 minimum count
Lincoln's Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 39
White-throated Sparrow 205 minimum count
White-crowned Sparrow 6 one adult
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 275
Common Grackle 190
Purple Finch 4
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 29
Arcadia Meadows two hours early AM
Canada Goose 123 most moving south at dawn
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 42
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 2 may have been three
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 flew within 10 feet of me near daybreak
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 26
American Crow 31
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 42
Gray Catbird 3
European Starling 5
American Pipit 3
Cedar Waxwing 6
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 35
Palm Warbler 78
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Chipping Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 33
Song Sparrow 160 minimum count
Lincoln's Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 39
White-throated Sparrow 205 minimum count
White-crowned Sparrow 6 one adult
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 275
Common Grackle 190
Purple Finch 4
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 29
I love your opening photo. The sky over the still dark earth is magnificent.
ReplyDeleteThanks. There is nothing like being at a great birding spot at sunrise. Its what life is all about.
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