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.
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.
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.
Flitting about from cat tail to cat tail. Chased off a few other Red Winged Black Birds. Singing. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
Singing sitting on purple flowers in a tall grass field near a pond. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
By the edge of a pond. 50 degrees F, cloudy. Mallards, Cinnamon Teal, and Gadwall.
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.
50 degrees F, cloudy. Singing and flying from cattail to cattail.
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.
50 degrees F, cloudy. Sitting at the top of a tree. Not singing.
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.
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.
A female Mallard swimming in the creek with her ducklings. No male in sight. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
Singing a lot sitting in a tree. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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.
50 degrees F, cloudy. Far away at the very top of a tree. Signing occasionally. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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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