Was a little sore today from the last two days run so I decided to do a 4 mile hike down at Southeast Park. Haven't walked this in a while and was pleasantly surprised by the number of birds out there. The huge flocks of Robins and Grackles dominated creating quite a racket. The Red-shouldered Hawks were calling pretty loudly too. The Yellow-rumped Warblers were out in numbers also and I've never seen as many Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers at one time. It was a great walk in 63 degree weather. Spring is just around the corner. Full list of birds is below:
Location: Southeast Park
Observation date: 2/21/10
Number of species: 21
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 3
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 5
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 80
Northern Mockingbird 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 11
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 300
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Nice live oak shot. I had a Red Shouldered Hawk up here at Hicks Crossroads today, and the Bluebirds are already checking out the Bluebird houses in the yard.
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