Carman - June 13-23
Another wet week, not much birding this week.
Mosquitoes are getting worse, anytime I stopped they would swarm me. Was using Deep Woods Off, it kept me from being bit but the mosquitoes would swarm around my face. Taking pictures was not a lot of fun with these mosquitoes flying in my eyes, nose and ears.
I did see a few adult Robins attacking juvenile Robins, and think it may have been mama Robin's chasing off their offspring.
Also noted a number of different birds feeding their young right at the feeders. Found this a little amusing as the food was just inches from the fledglings beaks but they still clamored to be fed.
Trees are in full leaf now so seeing the birds is much more difficult.
Sightings for the week
Robin
House Sparrow
Blue Jay
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Grey Catbird
Brown Headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Merlin
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Cedar Waxwing
Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Mallard
Black Capped Chickadee
Philadelphia Vireo
Song Sparrow
Red Wing Blackbird
Chipping Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Vesper Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat
Great Crested Flycatcher
Downy Woodpecker
Clay Colored Sparrow
Northern Rough Winged Swallow
Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Crow
Rock Pigeon
Stephenfield 21 June
Didn't get to Stephensfield until later in the day due to rain. But it turned out to be quite nice after the rain passed. Only saw 2 other people the entire time I was there.
A Red Tailed Hawk posed nicely for me on a telephone pole, but I must have accidentally deleted the pictures.
Flowers were blooming nicely, mosquitoes were pretty bad, once it warms up overnight they will be terrible.
Saw a chipping sparrow taking a bath, was rather interesting to watch.
Walked the trails for about 3 hours, it was beautiful and peaceful.
Attached a few pictures of the park.
Sightings
Baltimore Oriole
Chipping Sparrow
American Kestrel
Red Wing Blackbird
Eastern Kingbird
Crow
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Black Tern
Bank Swallow
Song Sparrow
Red Tailed Hawk
Robin
Yellow Warbler
Grey catbird
Brown Headed Cowbird
Palm Warbler
Another wet week, not much birding this week.
Mosquitoes are getting worse, anytime I stopped they would swarm me. Was using Deep Woods Off, it kept me from being bit but the mosquitoes would swarm around my face. Taking pictures was not a lot of fun with these mosquitoes flying in my eyes, nose and ears.
I did see a few adult Robins attacking juvenile Robins, and think it may have been mama Robin's chasing off their offspring.
Also noted a number of different birds feeding their young right at the feeders. Found this a little amusing as the food was just inches from the fledglings beaks but they still clamored to be fed.
Trees are in full leaf now so seeing the birds is much more difficult.
Sightings for the week
Robin
House Sparrow
Blue Jay
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Grey Catbird
Brown Headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Merlin
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Cedar Waxwing
Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Mallard
Black Capped Chickadee
Philadelphia Vireo
Song Sparrow
Red Wing Blackbird
Chipping Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Vesper Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat
Great Crested Flycatcher
Downy Woodpecker
Clay Colored Sparrow
Northern Rough Winged Swallow
Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Crow
Rock Pigeon
Stephenfield 21 June
Didn't get to Stephensfield until later in the day due to rain. But it turned out to be quite nice after the rain passed. Only saw 2 other people the entire time I was there.
A Red Tailed Hawk posed nicely for me on a telephone pole, but I must have accidentally deleted the pictures.
Flowers were blooming nicely, mosquitoes were pretty bad, once it warms up overnight they will be terrible.
Saw a chipping sparrow taking a bath, was rather interesting to watch.
Walked the trails for about 3 hours, it was beautiful and peaceful.
Attached a few pictures of the park.
Sightings
Baltimore Oriole
Chipping Sparrow
American Kestrel
Red Wing Blackbird
Eastern Kingbird
Crow
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Black Tern
Bank Swallow
Song Sparrow
Red Tailed Hawk
Robin
Yellow Warbler
Grey catbird
Brown Headed Cowbird
Palm Warbler
