October 16, 2006 – Lake Kirby and Oakwood


Lake Kirby

Migrants:

  • Greater Egret, 2
  • Snowy Egret, 3
  • Osprey, 1
  • American Avocet, 13
  • Spotted Sandpiper, 1
  • Least Sandpiper, 5
  • Greater Yellowlegs, 2

Returning Wintering Species:

  • Eared Grebe, 7
  • Pied-billed Grebe, 5
  • Double-crested Cormorants, 10
  • Gadwall, 15
  • Northern Shoveler, 4
  • Blue-winged Teal, 1
  • Green-winged Teal, 1
  • American Coot, 300+
  • Common Moorhen, 1 juvenile

Others:

  • Great Blue Heron, 2
  • Belted Kingfisher, 1
  • Pyrrhuloxia, 1
  • Northern Cardinal, 1
  • Red-winged Blackbird, 4

Oakwood Trails

Migrants:

  • Nashville Warbler, 1


Others:

  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 1
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1
  • Northern Flicker, 1
  • Blue Jay, 6
  • Black-crested Titmouse, 1
  • House Wren, 1
  • Eastern Bluebird, 4
  • American Robin, 2
  • House Finch, 1

All sightings by Laura Packer