January 14th

 

January 14th

This morning we went to Woodlawn Cemetery to join Sherry Plessner’s weekly bird walk.  It was good to be with other birders, but we didn’t see anything out of the ordinary except a Fox Sparrow. 

After the bird walk, our next stop was Bay View Park to look for unusual gulls.  While Mike was busy scoping the hordes of gulls on the ice, I started looking around for other birds.  I spotted a Yellow-rumped Warbler, but by the time Mike came to look, the bird was gone.  When one birder sees a bird and another does not, you both feel bad.   We’ll have to find another one as soon as possible. 

          After lunch at home, we went to Secor Park.  While driving into the park, we saw a large flock of Cedar Waxwings.  We got great looks and nice pictures of these handsome birds.  Our real target here was a Pileated Woodpecker.  We took a trail through the large old growth trees which is prime habitat for these woodpeckers.  Just as we were starting to get discouraged, we heard the raucous call of the pileated.  We followed the sound and were able to track her

 down.  This is one of my favorite birds and I always love to see them.  (3 new birds, total 92)

                    Yellow-rumped Warbler

                     Cedar Waxwing

                     Pileated Woodpecker 

                                       Cedar Waxwing
 
                                       Pileated Woodpecker (female)

Comments

  1. ElaineJanuary 15, 2022 at 5:22 AM

    Wow you two have been very busy Cathy your comments have been so enlightening and Mike’s photos are so terrific. Enjoying your blog!!❤️

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  2. LuannJanuary 19, 2022 at 9:41 AM

    The colors are amazing! I am enjoying your blog as well!

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