Doing a bit of scouting for tomorrows O'Shaughnessy CBC, I roamed over parts of western Dublin & eastern Union County. Most open water was frozen, so waterfowl were a luxury, except for flyover geese. Landbirds were mostly concentrated around feeders and streams. Aside from general roaming, I stopped at Glacier Ridge, Avery Park, Trabue Preserve, and Darree Fields Park. Notables included:
Geese & Swans - flocks of Canada Geese started flying over around 11:00, most flocks high & headed south. With them were 2 Tundra Swans as a flyover at Darree Fields.
Hawks - Red-tails were at many locations, but most other hawks were scarce. I did have a Coopers at Trabue, as well as a calling Red-shouldered at Glacier Ridge. Kestrels were very scarce.
Woodpeckers - lots of Downies, with a high of 8 at north Glacier Ridge. Single sapsuckers were at Avery Park woods and Glacier Ridge.
Horned Larks - I expected many of them, but was a bit disappointed, with only a few here and there. No pipits or longspurs.
Thrushes - Robins were in small #s, mostly around suburban yards. A flock of 5 E.Bluebirds were along the loop at Glacier Ridge.
Sparrows - Tree Sparrows were the most widespread, being at every stop, often in small flocks. Song Sparrows were common only where there was water - Darree Fields had 10, mostly around their stream. DF also had a Swamp Sparrow. White-throateds were only common in suburban parks.
Finches - nothing but House Finches and Goldfinches, despite careful searching. Hopefully, Purples and siskins will show up with more observers tomorrow.
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