2013 and beyond

It's pretty simple: the most birds seen or heard from one's yard during 2013 will be the "winner". Want in? O.k....then do it despite that.

2013 promises to be a lot less mean but still a carbon-free birding competition, even if slightly less exciting than a MEGA x EPIC hybrid.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

late fall arrivals

Well folks, since no one else is saying anything I guess I will - even if it's nothing spectacular. Some new arrivals to the yard as of the last few days would include:

White-throated Sparrows
Eastern Phoebe
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Golden-crowned Kinglets

I had one Nashville Warbler on the 10th.

2 comments:

  1. Yeah there have been loads of sparrows, bluebirds, waxwings, and such all over the yard for the past few days. Best birds thus far came in the form of a large blackbird flock (~500) that was roosting in the tall spruces and dropping in on the corn field adjacent to the house. Among them was one female type YH Blackbird, a dozen Rusties, and at least 3 Brewers Blackbirds. Interestingly zero cowbirds or grackles though...

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  2. no sparrows here, just both kinglets, Hermit Thrush, Red-bellied Woodpecker (first in months), & Yellow-rumps. Flight calls have thinned out a bunch, but there are some very interesting spectograms resulting from my airspace, inc. possible Clay-colored Sparrow.

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