Birdwatching
We got to see a Great Horned Owl baby today. It was about 2 weeks old and fluffy and cute! We were out birding and another birder tipped us off that a babe was at another favorite birding spot only 10 minutes away. We got a great look at it and a Pileated Woodpecker flew by twice while we were checking out the owl babe.
Some of the other birds seen today and yesterday:
Sora
American Robin
Painted Bunting
Red-winged Blackbirds (tons)
Woodstorks -at least six
Yellow-rumped Warblers -probably a couple dozen
Palm Warblers
Green Heron
Lesser Yellowlegs
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron (both phases)
Great Blue Heron
Green-winged Teal (one)
Blue-winged Teal couple dozen
Mottled Ducks
Grackles both Common and Boat-tailed
Pied-billed Grebe maybe 10
Fish Crows
Mourning Dove
Purple Gallinule (6 or 7)
Coots
Moorhens
Osprey
Ibis (Glossy and White)
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue-headed Vireo
Brown Pelican
Red-shouldered Hawk
it was a great couple days of relaxation.
Some of the other birds seen today and yesterday:
Sora
American Robin
Painted Bunting
Red-winged Blackbirds (tons)
Woodstorks -at least six
Yellow-rumped Warblers -probably a couple dozen
Palm Warblers
Green Heron
Lesser Yellowlegs
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron (both phases)
Great Blue Heron
Green-winged Teal (one)
Blue-winged Teal couple dozen
Mottled Ducks
Grackles both Common and Boat-tailed
Pied-billed Grebe maybe 10
Fish Crows
Mourning Dove
Purple Gallinule (6 or 7)
Coots
Moorhens
Osprey
Ibis (Glossy and White)
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue-headed Vireo
Brown Pelican
Red-shouldered Hawk
it was a great couple days of relaxation.