Thursday, October 18, 2012

Eurasian Wigeon and Other Birds

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

1 comment:

  1. Nice birds, Kevin.

    With the forecast for an irruptive winter finch season, I say set your sights high and target a Red Crossbill or even a Common Redpoll!

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