CLEAR AND COLD–NEARLY EVERY BIRD I SAW TODAY WAS EATING

Posted by: atowhee | November 19, 2022

CLEAR AND COLD–NEARLY EVERY BIRD I SAW TODAY WAS EATING

Fuel for warmth. A feeding flock of Bushtits (redundant) were along the creek at ODFW by Fairview Wetlands.

Fairview Wetlands, Marion, Oregon, US
Nov 19, 2022
16 species

Cackling Goose 60
Northern Shoveler X
Gadwall X
Mallard X
Northern Pintail X
Green-winged Teal 150
American Coot 1
Killdeer 2
California Scrub-Jay 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Bushtit 25
European Starling 6
American Robin 3
Golden-crowned Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1

Unseen for over a century. Video of the black-naped pheasant-pigeon–click here.

How smart are those gray parrots? Some evidence–click here.

Helping a hungry hummer–click here.

Posted in birding, birds, Marion County, migratory birds, natural history, oregon, rarities, research, San JUan Islands, shorebirds, tropical birds | Tags: Bushtits, Cackling Geese, Fairview Wetlands, gray parrot, intelligence, Killdeer

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