BS: Birdwatching 2011

Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2011
From: EBarnacle
Date: 15 Dec 11 - 10:28 AM

The other day, I saw a red tail atop a lamp standard. A rock pigeon landed about a foot away. Red turned his [?] head to look at it and the body language very clearly said "Get lost, small fry."

Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2011
From: Raptor
Date: 15 Dec 11 - 05:24 PM

I'm mostly back at it and I'm doing the Christmas Bird Count again this year with the Brereton field Naturalists club again the club I used to preside over.

Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2011
From: Janie
Date: 16 Dec 11 - 12:37 AM

I continue to neglect keeping my feeders full, but think the felling of a major oak has also had an impact on the number of speies I see.


I have, however, kept the thistle feeder full. It seems the copious numbers of goldfinches have moved on. Have seen goldfinches only very occasionally the past 6-7 months.

Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2011
From: Jim Martin
Date: 16 Dec 11 - 08:12 AM

The goldfinches must have moved here (W.Clare, Ireland)! I've seen more the last couple of weeks than ever before and other people in Ireland are saying the same.

Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2011
From: katlaughing
Date: 23 Dec 11 - 03:36 PM

There were two neat segments on Science Friday on NPR, today, which I thought you all might like. The first was on a probably extinct Imperial Woodpecker with a 1956 video, the last time any were seen in Mexico where they lived.

The second segment is playing, right now, and is on the 112th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2011
From: gnu
Date: 23 Dec 11 - 03:40 PM

Betty... not in Canada.

Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2011
From: Janie
Date: 05 Jan 12 - 08:29 PM

Here's my list for 2011 - Nuttin' too exciting but fun to keep track.

American Goldfinch
American Robin
American Crow
Blue Jay
Brown Thrasher
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Catbird
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
House Finch
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker
Pine Warbler
Purple Finch
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-Tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Sharp Shinned Hawk
song sparrow
Starling
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow

Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2011
From: Raptor
Date: 05 Jan 12 - 08:40 PM

Nicely done

Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2011
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 12 Jan 12 - 04:56 AM

Finally collated my list for 2011.

Blackbird
Black-headed Gull
Blue tit
Canada goose
Chaffinch
Crow
Curlew
Dunnock
Fieldfare
Goldfinch
Greater Black backed gull
Great tit
Greenfinch
Herring gull
Heron
Jackdaw
Kestrel
Lapwing
Lesser Black backed gull
Lesser spotted woodpecker
Linnet
Long tailed tit
Magpie
Mallard
Meadow Pippit
Pheasant
Pied wagtail
Robin
Rook
Skylark
Song Thrush
Starling
Swallow
Swift
Tawny Owl
Twite
Wheatear
Wood pigeon

No wren this year - think the bad weather in December 2010 finished them off and they haven't re-established.