Thanks to work and a bad head cold, I was relegated to just
occasionally watching my feeders for the past week. The second best feeder visitor was a Hairy
Woodpecker, second only because the Brown Thrasher continues to frequent my
feeders. Also had an Eastern Gray
Squirrel wander into my yard.
Hairy Woodpecker – differentiated from a Downy Woodpecker by
the overall larger size and much longer beak.
On Saturday January 11, I assisted Jim Malcom with the
annual Council Grove Christmas Bird Count.
We covered one-third of the count circle and enjoyed the warmer
temperatures. Best birds were a Golden
Eagle and a Northern Shrike, both located in rural Morris County. Also found a pair of Wood Ducks on a small
unfrozen section on a creek downstream from the Council Grove Lake
spillway. Others assisting with the
count were Brett Sandercock, Bob Hoops, and a graduate student from Atchison (can't remember her name).
As of today, I have 74 bird species and three mammals for a
total of 77.
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