Went out to Rafferty Dam this afternoon. Lots of Franklin's Gulls flying and on the water.
A Say's Phoebe
A resting Common Nighthawk (my first of the year for this area)
Other birds:
Two young male Ring-necked Pheasants
Young Common Loon
Western Grebes, mostly young ones
Great Blue Heron
Double-creasted Cormorant, drying its wings
Ring-billed Gulls
American Coots - lots of these around
Red-tailed Hawks
Merlin
Franklin's Gulls on water at Rafferty Dam |
Flooded hay fields
A Say's Phoebe
Huge flocks of blackbirds, mostly Brewer's with a few Yellow-headeds
Two young male Ring-necked Pheasants
Young Common Loon
Western Grebes, mostly young ones
Great Blue Heron
Double-creasted Cormorant, drying its wings
Ring-billed Gulls
American Coots - lots of these around
Red-tailed Hawks
Merlin
We don't Ring-necked Pheasants in our park anymore. Hope you can post a pic sometime.
ReplyDeleteI shall try, Brian. They are sneaky creatures. We have scads of 'em around here.
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