Birds at the UBNA
Starting off my walk into the Union Bay Natural Area, I was greeted by a Killdeer walking on the trail in front of me. Then, I came across a male and female Gadwall eating the grass near the parkinglot. Further down the path to the right, in the field of tall grass were some purple flowers, and a Savannah Sparrow was perched on them. All along my walk were many Red-Winged Blackbirds singing and chasing eachother, being territorial and noisy. At a pond there were many different waterfowl together. Then, on the cat tails by the Sound was a noisy Buick's Wren. A Cinammon Teal pair were just waking up in a closed off area of a pond. Then, a Fox Sparrow was sitting at the top of a tree by a makeshift trail through the tall grass towards the water. I followed this and saw a Bald Eagle across the water. I then did another loop and came across a Hummingbird that had one small patch of color on it's neck, and a female Mallard and her ducklings swimming down the creek. I heard a bird song that sounded different from what I had heard so far and found an American Goldfinch, but it quickly flew away. In the area where we did drawing practice, I almost stepped on a baby bird, possibly a sparrow. In the distance at the top of a tree was a Cedar Waxwing, and finally on my way back out of the UBNA, sitting in some bushes was a yellow breasted small bird. On the way up the hill behind McMahon I saw a red House Finch, but it flew up into the tree before I could get my camera out. I believe it's nest is somewhere back there. Overall, getting up at 6:30am is worth it to see all these birds.
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Pato Friso (Mareca strepera)Observ.
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A male and female eating the grass next to the parkinglot by a creek. Not scared of me at all, I got about a foot away. 53 degrees F, cloudy.
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Chorlo Tildío (Charadrius vociferus)Observ.
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Walking along the trail next to the construction site by a creek. Always stay 10 feet in front of me, but didn't fly off for a bit. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Tordo Sargento (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observ.
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Flitting about from cat tail to cat tail. Chased off a few other Red Winged Black Birds. Singing. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Gorrión Sabanero (Passerculus sandwichensis)Observ.
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Singing sitting on purple flowers in a tall grass field near a pond. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Cisnes, Gansos, Patos Y Cercetas (Familia Anatidae)Observ.
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By the edge of a pond. 50 degrees F, cloudy. Mallards, Cinnamon Teal, and Gadwall.
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Cerceta Canela (Spatula cyanoptera)Observ.
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A male and female sitting on a log right by the edge of a pond in the middle of trees, mostly cut off from view from the trail. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Saltapared Pantanero (Cistothorus palustris)Observ.
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Singing and flying from cattail to cattail.
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Águila Cabeza Blanca (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observ.
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Sitting on a rock across the Sound from me. Looked to be enjoying a carp for breakfast for at least 20 minutes.
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Tordo Sargento (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observ.
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Sitting at the top of a tree. Not singing.
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Garza Morena (Ardea herodias)Observ.
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Accidentally walked to the waters edge and scared him off, didn't see him through the cattails. Standing on the side of the sound. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Colibrí Cabeza Roja (Calypte anna)Observ.
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Sitting on a skinny bare branch of a small tree, occasionally flying off to drink nectar and then flying back to the same place. Singing a lot. 55 degrees F, cloudy.
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Pato Norteño (Anas platyrhynchos)Observ.
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A female Mallard swimming in the creek with her ducklings. No male in sight. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Jilguero Canario (Spinus tristis)Observ.
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Singing a lot sitting in a tree. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Gorrión Sabanero (Passerculus sandwichensis)Observ.
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I stepped on this little guy on the way through a tall grass area. He looked fine when I picked him up and examined him to make sure. He had a few little tufts of grey fluff left above his eyes and on his body. very small. 50 degrees F, cloudy. Didn't make sounds.
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Chinito (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observ.
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Far away at the very top of a tree. Signing occasionally. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Mascarita Común (Geothlypis trichas)Observ.
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Flitting about in the Himalayan Huckleberry bushes with food in it's mouth. Cloudy. 50 degrees F
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Thanks for this post - a good reminder to do some birding here. It's (almost) always worth getting up early
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