{"id":2318,"date":"2014-02-02T14:45:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T19:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=2318"},"modified":"2014-02-02T16:12:21","modified_gmt":"2014-02-02T21:12:21","slug":"bashakill-wma-2214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=2318","title":{"rendered":"Bashakill WMA, 2\/2\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Eastern Bluebird dangled from a branch right in front us, not long after arriving at the Deli Fields. Bashakill WMA 2\/2\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s been ages since I’ve birded the Bashakill WMA,<\/a> so I picked up Karen Miller early this morning and we headed over. The warm weather was still holding on, so I was looking forward to getting out of the car and doing a\u00a0little hiking. Our first stop was the Deli Fields which were pretty active, with a nice flock of American Goldfinches and several Eastern Bluebirds being seen before we even got out of the car. We kept hearing a Pileated Woodpecker off in the distance and we finally got a good look in binoculars of the bird flying over the treetops in the distance.<\/p>\n

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I haven’t seen any American Goldfinches in a while, so it was good to see a flock of 25 or so at the Deli Fields. Bashakill WMA 2\/2\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next, we headed over to Haven Road. Karen showed me where the new Bald Eagle nest is located and we could also see an adult Bald Eagle perched in a tree in the distance. Some mallards flushed and we noticed that the adult as well as an immature Bald Eagle were both in flight. A small flock of Canada Geese came in for a landing in what I’m assuming is some recently opened water north of Haven Road. We also had a single Ring-billed Gull fly over the road.<\/p>\n

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If you’ve seen the winners from Audubon Magazine’s Photography Awards<\/a>, you know why I’ve been enjoying shooting birds on these stark backgrounds. Ring-billed Gull at Haven Road, Bashakill WMA, 2\/2\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our last stop was at the main boat launch, where we walked a good portion of the Birch Trail, in hopes of finding a Hermit Thrush. We didn’t have any luck with the thrush, but we did well with many of the expected songbirds: Black-capped Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, White-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Juncos, Downy Woodpeckers, and Song Sparrows. We also saw and certainly heard my best bird of the day – a Common Raven flying over the Bash, making a racket while it did so.<\/p>\n

I had almost forgotten how beautiful the Bashakill can be in all seasons. If you have not been out there in a while, or if you have never been there, do yourself a favor and visit the Bash in the winter. It’s gorgeous.<\/p>\n

Here’s my list for the day:<\/p>\n

Canada Goose \u00a025
\nAmerican Black Duck \u00a02
\nMallard \u00a030
\nBald Eagle \u00a02
\nRing-billed Gull \u00a01
\nMourning Dove \u00a01
\nRed-bellied Woodpecker \u00a01
\nDowny Woodpecker \u00a03
\nNorthern Flicker \u00a02
\nPileated Woodpecker \u00a01
\nBlue Jay \u00a08
\nAmerican Crow \u00a015
\nCommon Raven \u00a01
\nBlack-capped Chickadee \u00a05
\nTufted Titmouse \u00a03
\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch \u00a02
\nCarolina Wren \u00a02
\nEastern Bluebird \u00a04
\nAmerican Robin \u00a05
\nAmerican Tree Sparrow \u00a01
\nSong Sparrow \u00a05
\nDark-eyed Junco \u00a050
\nNorthern Cardinal \u00a03
\nAmerican Goldfinch \u00a030<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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