It was a cold but sunny 20 deg. F. when our group started the First Bird Walk of 2013 at Willow Lake - Prescott, Az. It was so cold that the ink in our pens froze and my gloved fingers were so cold I could hardly navigate my iPhone to properly list all the bird sightings. Birds sighted were:
Accipiters: Cooper's Hawk, Northern Harrier, Juv. Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestral
Sparrows: White-crowned, Savannah, House,Lincoln, Song. White-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), Spotted Towhee.
Ducks: Bufflehead, Common Merganser, Pintail
Tundra Swans, Canadian Geese, Double-crested Cormorant
White-breasted Nuthatch
Juv. Bald Eagle
Not very close but it is a Northern Harrier
Male Ladder-backed Woodpecker
At the end of our bird walk I was particularly happy to view and take a picture of a Ladder-backed Woodpecker. I now look forward to weekly bird walks in the future when the weather is a bit warmer :) Happy Birding!
4 comments:
Very nice!!! I know...it has been cold here hasn't it:) But 20!!! Ugh:) Great spot of the Juvi Bald Eagle. It's such a beautiful area that you live in....and Tundra Swans! I don't even know what they look like:) Happy birding!
Very Nice Cynthia, way to get out there and brave the cold! Tundra Swan is a pretty sweet sighting for Arizona.
Cheers!
Thank you very much kind sirs!
Love e Ladderback shots! Happy New Year!
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