{"id":11544,"date":"2022-03-06T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T21:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=11544"},"modified":"2022-03-06T16:27:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T21:27:29","slug":"sunday-shots-03-06-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=11544","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots, 03\/06\/22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I got my best birds of the weekend right after work on Friday evening. I met Karen Miller at the main boat launch at Bashakill WMA; we walked the Birch Trail to find the TUNDRA SWANS which were located earlier in the week by John Haas<\/a>. It was a gorgeous evening, and we enjoyed our walk in spite of having to be careful because of the icy conditions on the trail. The birds were still present; we were able to locate 12 of the 15 reported birds. Unfortunately they were quite distant and partly obscured by vegetation. Scope views were beautiful, but photos were tough. I’ve included a documentary shot at the bottom of this post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~Wednesday evening, 03\/02\/22, was gorgeous, so after work I took a drive around the black dirt just before sunset and was rewarded with this Short-eared Owl.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Saturday morning I tried for the Northern Shrike at Wickham Woodlands Park, but was unsuccessful. From there I headed over to the black dirt, where I sorted through Canada Geese and flocks of mixed blackbirds looking for rarities; I came up empty. Then, on Onion Avenue, I was pleasantly surprised to find a large flock of Snow Geese. I’d seen reports of Snow Geese during the week, but I was under the impression that the birds had moved on. My estimate was approximately 4-5 thousand birds present. It wasn’t long after I found a nice pull off and grabbed my scope, that a model airplane flushed all the birds. It was quite a spectacle, of course, but I was disappointed to not have the opportunity to try and locate a Ross’s Goose among the flock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~Snow Goose spectacle in the black dirt, 03\/05\/22.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Snow Geese in flight, 03\/05\/22.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I tried for gulls at the Newburgh Waterfront on Saturday evening, but unfortunately it was a dud and I only was able to locate the 3 expected species of gull. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday morning I went out to the black dirt to try and relocate the Snow Geese. I was only able to find a couple of smaller groups, but one of them was close enough for some decent photos. I received a report in the early afternoon of approximately 2,500 SNGOs, so it’s good to know at least some of the birds have stuck around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~It was nice to have some closer birds on Sunday morning. I’m digging these two messy dudes on the right. Lynch Avenue 03\/06\/22.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Early Sunday afternoon Tricia and I went to Wickham Lake. There is now plenty of open water. It was an enjoyable visit, with plenty of birds to keep it interesting: Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls, 2-300 Common Mergansers, an adult Bald Eagle, and a very noisy mixed flock of blackbirds which you could hear clear across the lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yard Birds 2022: (28) Species. I added Fish Crow this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~SNGOs flying over the black dirt, 03\/05\/22.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~SNGOs, black dirt, 03\/05\/22.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Snow Geese flying directly overhead, Onion Avenue 03\/05\/22.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~SNGO fun in the black dirt, 03\/05\/22.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~TUNDRA SWANS at the Bashakill, 03\/04\/22.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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