A few new ones for me:
white-crowned sparrow:
The females and juveniles are more brown, less white. I think I saw one last time that was female but didn't know what it was.
virginia rail:
sharp-shinned hawk
The banding on the tail is pretty distinctive.
bufflehead
gadwall
I might have seen these at Prospect Lake a week or so ago but wasn't sure.
common merganser
These definitely weren't here last time. The geese had moved on and there were interesting ducks everywhere.
belted kingfisher
Very beautiful; heard its call, too.
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How fun!!! I wouldn't know most of those birds, so I'm missing out on a lot. The belted kingfisher is so cute! I'll have to google to find out what his call sounds like.
It is fun, and I'm learning a lot. Maybe when it warms up we can get together to look at birds or hike - spring break maybe?
I would like that. When is your spring break?
assalamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah
What is the vegetation that the rail is standing on? Is the white stuff on it snow or part of the plant itself?
Carol: March 26-30 is Spring Break for me.
wa alaaykum salaam pink: I didn't take the rail picture, but the vegetation is stuff like cattails and reeds in water - it is a bird that lives on banks and stuff. That isn't snow, but where we were, yes, there was plenty of snow still.
That's a good time for me. Let's stay in touch.
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