We begin this post with much excitement: note this terrific photo taken by Matthieu Benoit, the Snowy Owl chasing the Horned Lark.
date = 2014/01/27
sites = Various
observers = BBC group
Leader Peter D, Mary E,Lenore S,Rusty H,Monica B, Matthieu B
( and thanks to Matthieu for the great photos)
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| BBC looking at Sunset ;) , photo by Matthieu Benoit |
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Northern Shoveler
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Black Scoter
Common Goldeneye
American Wigeon
Long-tailed Duck
Greater Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Brant
Mute Swan
Mallard
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Harrier
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover
Sanderling
Dunlin
Ruddy Turnstone
Great Black-backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Snowy Owl 4
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee
Hermit Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Field Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
American Robin
55 species
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| A great winter day to its glorious end.. |
Tally notable notes : 21 waterfowl species,12 duck species, 6 shorebird species, 9 sparrow species; floating /soaring flying Snowy owl ~25 feet over the BBC group, owl trying to land in tree next to group; Snowy owl observed chasing a Horned Lark; bitter cold, arctic like winter landscapes ; 7 degrees windchill early morning.
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| Takeoff from a tree perch, Snowy Owl across the field, photo by Matthieu
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