Hey dudes,
A bunch of new stuff to report. I'll go chronologically.
Two days ago, I got my first Swamp Sparrow. They are not too common out here, and very secretive. It felt good to get this bird because I spent a lot of time trying for one last winter at SJWA, unsuccessfully. It didn't take a lot of skill to find it. I basically showed up (after it had been reported), and looked where the other birders were looking.
Yesterday I got my first UCR Golden-Crowned Sparrow. The bird was a little early. It is the first eBird record for county this Fall, although most years a few get reported by now. It is also an uncommon bird for UCR. They haven't had any records of the bird for about four years.
Today I decided not to go birding and get some actual work done. But I checked the bird forum this morning, and saw that a Eurasian Wigeon was reported yesterday about 15 minutes from my house. I made a trip out there, and the Eurasian Wigeon (392) was in the same spot as it had been reported. This was going to be my Fall/Winter target bird, so I will have to pick a new one. Any recommendations?
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11827621
Kevin
Nice birds, Kevin.
ReplyDeleteWith the forecast for an irruptive winter finch season, I say set your sights high and target a Red Crossbill or even a Common Redpoll!