[EBB Sightings] this mornings walk at Jewel Lake

Dear Birding Friends:

This morning was the regularly-scheduled first-Friday-of-the-month GGAS
walk at Jewel Lake.

It couldn't have been a finer morning -- partly because of the
enthusiastic, good-natured group of 24 birders, a cool morning that
warmed quickly, and the presence of birder-extraordinaire, Dave Quady,
who not only identified many of the birds but provided enriching
information.  And to top it off, Alan Kaplan who had the nerve to
retire as head-naturalist from the park a couple of years ago, was with
us (how else would we have known the meaning of all that shredded bark
on a small oak? (answer: a deer rubbing its antlers).

It was wonderful welcoming back so many of our winter residents:  Seen
and/or heard: Northern Flicker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush,
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Fox Sparrow, and the
lovely Lincoln Sparrow identified by Dave. We also had glimpses of
perhaps the last of the migrating Yellow Warblers. But nary a
Golden-crowned or White-crowned Sparrow (abundant now most places). 
Still to arrive: the Varied Thrush

Altogether we saw or heard 24 species with one in doubt -- was that a
Red-shouldered Hawk or a Stellar's Jay up to its old tricks?

Phila Rogers.

Good News!  Dave Quady is willing to be our leader when he's around. 


 


       
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