Finally had a day with no rain at all. Nothing but deep blue skies, low humidity and a slight breeze with temperatures near 80. I woke up with a headache so wasn't really sure if I was going to go out at all but I decided to head out and try it. My first stop was up to gate 12 but the area was oddly windy which made hearing some stuff difficult and I had little activity in the 20 minutes I was there. Given that the forecast was for light winds I decided the area must be an anomaly so I decided to go elsewhere. The 'elsewhere' ended up being the permit only Prescott Peninsula. I have been wanting to get some of my field surveys done up there so I figured I was already half way there and I was feeling better so I might as well continue to the peninsula. I made it in there a bit after six and only stayed for about two and a half hours covering several field complexes on the northern part of the peninsula. Lots of good breeding birds around as well as a nice show of mammals with Moose, White tailed Deer (which came crashing through a field right at me and then turned away once it saw me) and Coyote. I have included the entire eBird list below.
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| Moose, Prescott Peninsula, June 15, 2013 |
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| Meadow with Moose (right, rear), Prescott Peninsula, June 15, 2013 |
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| White tailed Deer, Prescott Peninsula, June 15, 2013 |
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| Common Yellowthroat, Prescott Peninsula, June 15, 2013 |
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| Beaver pond on Prescott Peninsula, June 15, 2013 |
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| Common Yellowthroat carrying food, Prescott Peninsula, June 15, 2013 |
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| Song Sparrow, Prescott Peninsula, June 15, 2013 |
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| Song Sparrow, Prescott Peninsula, June 15, 2013 |
Finally had a day with no rain at all. Nothing but deep blue skies, low humidity and a slight breeze with temperatures near 80. I woke up with a headache so wasn't really sure if I was going to go out at all but I decided to head out and try it. My first stop was up to gate 12 but the area was oddly windy which made hearing some stuff difficult and I had little activity in the 20 minutes I was there. Given that the forecast was for light winds I decided the area must be an anomaly so I decided to go elsewhere. The 'elsewhere' ended up being the permit only Prescott Peninsula. I have been wanting to get some of my field surveys done up there so I figured I was already half way there and I was feeling better so I might as well continue to the peninsula. I made it in there a bit after six and only stayed for about two and a half hours covering several field complexes on the northern part of the peninsula. Lots of good breeding birds around as well as a nice show of mammals with Moose, White tailed Deer (which came crashing through a field right at me and then turned away once it saw me) and Coyote. I have included the entire eBird list below.
Prescott Peninsula,
Hooded Merganser 1 female
Ruffed Grouse 1 Drumming
Wild Turkey 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1 Unusual here, calling overhead
Mourning Dove 3
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 all four together
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6 Minimum
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Alder Flycatcher 2
Least Flycatcher 10
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 4
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 43 Most heard, likely many more
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 3
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 10
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Veery 22 Minimum
Hermit Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 6
American Robin 13
Gray Catbird 16
Cedar Waxwing 20
Ovenbird 19
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 34
American Redstart 24
Magnolia Warbler 5
Blackburnian Warbler 4
Yellow Warbler 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 23
Black-throated Blue Warbler 10
Pine Warbler 11
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 8
Eastern Towhee 18
Chipping Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 9
Swamp Sparrow 4
Scarlet Tanager 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 5
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
Purple Finch 3
The rest of the day I caught up on work around the yard and enjoyed the great weather.
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