Environment:
Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine.
Things were a little warmer this morning – especially for the two American Kestrels pictured here getting a jump on family planning. Today’s featured image (above) is a Cooper’s Hawk that has been hanging around the nest but I don’t think this is an adult. Due to its size and flying skill it is hard to believe that this bird is one of this year’s crop but who knows? There was more activity in the Red-tailed Hawk nest today, too. An adult hawk flew into the nest carrying something but, a short time later, left with the same cargo. I saw one Osprey flying around with a fish but otherwise they were all mostly hanging around.
Sightings:
Birds: Gulls, Gadwalls, Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, Red-tailed Hawk, Dark-eyed Juncos, Hairy Woodpecker, Cooper’s Hawks, Western Meadowlark, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Kestrels, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue Jays, American Coot
Critters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer
KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER
Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
