Tuesday, February 22, 2011

2011 Great Backyard Bird Count



Did you participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count over the weekend? What was your best bird? I tallied 15 species with a Rough-legged Hawk flyover. Typical winter birds, including a Northern Cardinal that began singing at 2:45AM – crazy bird!

Canada Goose
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Northern Cardinal © 2011 Mike McDowell