Yesterday, March 14, 2009, I joined the Kirtland Bird Club in going to
Killdeer Plains... The waterfowl was very abundant. At the end of the day,
I had seen all the common migarants save for the Greater Scaup.
During the trip, one strange species of note was a bird that looked like a
Canada Goose, but had an orange bill, orange feet, and 3 white streaks on
each side. Some belive that this must be a crossing between a Canada Goose
and a Greater White Fronted Goose. However, could it be something unusual
from Europe - afterall, it was larger then the other Canada Geese in the
Pond.
After most of the people on the trip dispersed, a few of us remained and
saw some truely exceptional birds.
They inclueded, Henry and Olivia Burton, Jason and Jaimie, two other
people, and me.
Highlights inclued:
5 Short Eared Owls (both males and females)
1 BOBWHITE (a female, that flew from under my feet)
1 Female Long-tailed Duck at Lake Medina
Here is a list of all the birds we saw:
Red-winged Blackbird
American Crow
Northern Cardinal
Canada Goose
Red-Tailed Hawk
European Starling
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Common Grackle
Blue Jay
American Kestrel
House Sparrow
Red Shouldred Hawk
Wood Duck
Mallard
Horned Lark
Bald Eagle
Downy Woodpecker
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Northern Harrier
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron
Eastern Meadowlark
Hooded Merganser
Canada/White Fronted Goose hybrid?
Mute Swan
Northern Pintail
Horned Grebe
American Wigeon
Ring Billed Gull
Common Goldeneye
Red Breasted Merganser
Ring-Necked Duck
Northern Shoveler
American Coot
Northern Flicker
Green Winged Teal
Turkey Vulture
Tundra Swan
Canvasback
Blue-Winged Teal
Wilson's Snipe
Pied Billed Grebe
Ruddy Duck
American Black Duck
Lesser Scaup
Trumpeter Swan
Gadwall
Rough-Legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane (Heard)
Song Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Bufflehead
Northern Bobwhite
American Woodcock (heard)
Short Eared Owl
Carolina Wren (Heard)
Dark Eyed Junco
Long-tailed Duck
Redhead
Hairy Woodpecker
White Breasted Nuthatch
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