Birds

* Birds House Finch

Finch Minute

November 18, 2019November 15, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Haemorhous mexicanus

House Finches have made a home for themselves in the park. Flocks of them, sometimes a hundred strong, swarm around

* Birds Great Egret

Great Balance

November 16, 2019November 7, 2019 Marty Nicolaus Ardea alba

This is, I believe, the same Great Egret I saw on October 25. It’s a large, magnificent specimen. It stood

* Birds Black Oystercatcher

West Side Catchers

November 15, 2019November 7, 2019 Marty Nicolaus Haematopus bachmanii

Black Oystercatchers seem to prefer the North Basin waters on the east side of the park. Or maybe I see

* Birds Brown Pelican

Pelican’s Flight

November 13, 2019November 4, 2019 Marty Nicolaus Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown Pelicans have been visiting the North Basin in modest numbers this past week, while my camera was busy with

* Birds Eared Grebe Horned Grebe

Eared? Horned? Small Grebe ID 101

November 12, 2019November 8, 2019 Marty Nicolaus Podiceps auritus, Podiceps nigricollis

Telling Horned Grebes apart from Eared Grebes when both are in winter plumage can tie even experienced birders in knots.

* Birds Horned Grebe

Birds in Mirror

November 11, 2019November 2, 2019 Marty Nicolaus Podiceps auritus

The attraction for me this morning wasn’t the Horned Grebes; I’d photographed them earlier. It was the water. Almost glassy,

* American Pipit Birds Birdwatchers Hermit Thrush People Townsend's Warbler

Good Birdwalk

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Anthus rubescen, Catharus guttatus, Setophaga townsendi

Sunny skies and moderate temperatures greeted the 20 or so participants in this morning’s birdwalk at the park, led by

* Birds Common Loon

Loon Here

November 10, 2019November 4, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Gavia immer

Deep in the southern end of the North Basin cruised this bird, diving and surfacing regularly, a bird at work.

* Birds Eared Grebe

Reminder: Birdwalk Tomorrow

November 10, 2019November 12, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Maureen Lahiff, Podiceps nigricollis

This past week I’ve seen Brown Pelicans, Double-crested Cormorants, Bufflehead, Osprey, Horned Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Clark’s Grebe, Common

* Birds Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow is Back

November 9, 2019November 7, 2019 Marty Nicolaus Passerculus sandwichensis

The ranks of the migrant sparrows returning to the park grew with the appearance of this Savannah Sparrow on the

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