October 14, 2014

County Birding Update


We recently went out to Dawson Creek to see the Mandarin Duck that has been reported. Torn as to whether or not its a "real" county bird, we decided to count it since we are using e-bird for our listing and e-bird lets us count it. We saw the boring female back in some cattails. Bird #175.

 There isn't a Mandarin Duck in this photo.


Yesterday at Hagg Lake:

Common Loon, Red-necked Grebe, Horned Grebe, Surf Scoter, and FINALLY #181: a Peregrine Falcon.

On the way home we saw two giant flocks of Cackling Geese. We estimated 5000 in this flock. I wish my collage could do it justice. (click on it to enlarge)




Only 2 1/2 months left!

5 comments:

  1. Nice photos ! We get a lot of Geese flying over here as we live close to a river and fields . Thanks for sharing , Have a good week !

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  2. Wow, 181!! So awesome! Peregrine is one of my 2014 motorless nemeses. Grr. Keep up the good work, your dedication is seriously impressive.

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    1. Thanks, Jen! Your motor-less list is super impressive...and a low impact way to bird. Love that.

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  3. Glad you finally got your Peregrine! Any more nemeses or is it all rarity chasing now?

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    1. Mostly it is rarities now. Some birds the window has closed on and I can't get them. Who knows what will show up!

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