Saskatchewan Day 2
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Hello, well day 2 is in the books and as a province we are doing ok. The weather is still co-operating, however, temperatures are expected to drop to about -16C for day 3, not bad but hey it is still February. We have 43 species, but are still missing some known birds such as Varied Thrush, Coopers and Sharp-shinned Hawk, Great Grey Owl, and Willow Ptarmigan. Last year we had 66 species but the winter of 2007 was so much warmer allowing for many species of waterfowl to over winter on open water. As I stated earlier Bohemian Waxwings and Eurasian Collared Dove continue to make headlines during this count period, but it appears that Evening Grosbeaks are making their best showing in years. This is encouraging as higher numbers are also being reported in Eastern Canada as well. We had a Northern Hawk Owl just east of Saskatoon, it has been present for much of the winter, but what makes this remarkable is it is about 300km south of its southern most winter limit (a nice find for birders who cannot make it up north).
Have a great day 3 everyone
Varied Thrush
I live in Oregon,and have seen the Varied Thrush quite alot. But,that was before the bird count,and I haven't seen one since.They seem to enjoy foraging under pine trees,that's mostly where I see them.Their very pretty birds.
Canadian Geese
I thought I was going to have fun counting birds again today, I enjoy watching the birds everyday. I awoke to find our resident geese in our backyard so I wound up chasing them out many times, it was raining not much fun for me. We have a heating element in our pan of water so it doesn't freeze. The starlings were taking a bath in it today.
Sharp Shinned Hawk and Pine Siskins
I am in Juneau Alaska and we are covered with Pine Siskins. I reported over 200 the last 2 days and it has not shown up on the counts. Other people on our local group called Eagle Chat have had the same experience. The Pine siskins ARE here and in great numbers. The Sharp Shinned Hawk is also here and has been making a preety good living on this massive flock. I saw one today and reported it and had to confirm it as I have had to do for the siskins. I was just wondering why my reports have not shown up on the counts.