So the next LEAS bird walk can be in your back yard.
On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 09:39:15 PM CST, Jeremy Clark
<jclark848r@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sorry for being late. On the 15th I had a river of birds that were in and
around the backyard for about 15 min. Probably about 80 birds, maybe more.
Mostly Grackles, Robins, Juncos, Y-R Warblers, and Waxwings. Highlights were a
Brown Creeper, a Red-breasted Nuthatch, a Golden-crowned Kinglet, and 5
Ruby-crowned.
Ok, so I've had this wren around since at least the 22nd. Buy it's calls and
song I was pretty sure it was a Winter, but not totally sure. So on the 28th
about 5:00 I stepped out on the porch with song of the Winter in hand. I
pressed play and then the magic started! 3 seconds in the wren flew up on a
large tree stump only 5 feet away. We looked at each other for a few seconds,
then it flew. Then a Mockingbird, two Oranged-Crowned Warblers, a Red-breasted,
multiple Kinglets came in super close. I'm probably forgetting some. It was
awesome! Then a Common Nighthawk over the block, then Fletcher started barking
while looking up. That's usually for Turkey Vultures. I looked up to watch a
Broad-winged Hawk (light-phased juvenile ) slowly and lowly fly over the yard!
This was all about 30 minutes before before the front hit. So the Wren is still
here stays in the evergreens mostly by the pond. At least 1 Kinglet, Y-r-w here
all month. Also R- b n off and on. And an Inca or 2 out front on the street.
When I played the Pacific's song or call it would call aggressively, as if
scolding.