Our last day here in the US, before heading out to New Zealand, and beyond has finally come! Also, my last 10000 Birds from the US has posted this morning, and it covers the Nisqually Delta NWR.
You can go directly to the web page here.
Or, if you are the cut and paste type of person, you can get the link here
http://www.10000birds.com/week-four-we-wrap-up-our-stay-in-the-us.htmkeep
Thanks for following along. I will keep posting as the internet service allows, as well as my postings on 10000 Birds!
Now it is time to head to the airport!! Lets all sign along...."I'm leaving on a jet plane......"
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco
Ever since I was a kid, I have thought the little gray birds with the dark heads were pretty cool. They always reminded me of the guy in medieval times that was the "Head Chopper" as I called him. You know the guy, running around with an axe and black hood over his head! These birds are actually called Dark-eyed Juncos, Oregon Subspecies. Now that I am back in the PNW, my little Head Chopper birds are all around...and I still really enjoy them! Here are a few images that I got right after the snow stopped falling.
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Time is getting short
It is Sunday afternoon, and on Wednesday, we board a plane to take us for my first visit of New Zealand. To say that I am just a bit excited, would be a huge under statement. I am already having trouble sleeping. Just think, nearly every bird I see will be a new Lifer for me. Driving down the road (on the right side of the road by the way) every bird that flies by, or I see sitting in a bush along side the road will be all new. With all this nasty weather here in the Seattle area, my birding opportunities have really slowed down. There has been a huge amount of little details to attend to before we leave, so it looks like the Years List, will sit at 203 when we fly out. Not a bad number, but still shy of a few birds I thought I would have checked off by now.
Nisqually Delta, here near Seattle gave up a few new birds, and one real bonus bird....a Saw-whet Owl! It was pointed out to me by another birder on the refuge, and so I grateful the help out. In addition to the owl, I got a Fox Sparrow, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Barn Swallows, and Chestnut-backed Chickadee.
With all of that, here is the Year List, as of 2-25-2018
Nisqually Delta, here near Seattle gave up a few new birds, and one real bonus bird....a Saw-whet Owl! It was pointed out to me by another birder on the refuge, and so I grateful the help out. In addition to the owl, I got a Fox Sparrow, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Barn Swallows, and Chestnut-backed Chickadee.
With all of that, here is the Year List, as of 2-25-2018
Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
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