{"id":3296,"date":"2014-09-21T18:52:39","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T22:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=3296"},"modified":"2014-09-21T18:52:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-21T22:52:39","slug":"6-12-station-road-sanctuary-good-birding-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=3296","title":{"rendered":"6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary – Good Birding Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This Yellow-billed Cuckoo made my morning. 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 9\/21\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had some things to take care of at the house this morning before getting out, so I got a little bit of a late start. Because of this, I decided to go to 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary again, since it is only a few minutes from the house. I was not disappointed. The highlight was getting great looks at a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, one of my favorites to see and photograph. Other good birds for me included this Blue-headed Vireo, a bird that I have not had much luck photographing:<\/p>\n

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Blue-headed Vireo on the Heritage Trail at 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 9\/21\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also got what I think is sort of an unusual life bird for me at this point in my birding (#314). While walking the Heritage Trail, I had a pair of PURPLE FINCHES. This is a bird that for some reason, I have never gotten a good enough look at over the past few years to report with confidence. I got a great look today and I also managed a couple of photos:<\/p>\n

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I was happy to get this bird in pretty good focus through all the branches. Female Purple Finch, 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 9\/21\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A little more distant look at the male Purple Finch at 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 9\/21\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other notable observations include an apparently growing number of Green-winged Teals in the small pond at the end of the Citgo Trail. Shorebirds have abandoned the small pond and today I located several Killdeer and a likely, but too distant to be sure, Least Sandpiper on the far side of the large marsh (looking from the Heritage Trail). I will keep my eye on this area for sure. I ended the morning with 37 species which is not too bad. You can see my list at the bottom of this post. Here’s one more shot of the cuckoo:<\/p>\n

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YBCU at 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 9\/21\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Canada Goose
\nMute Swan
\nWood Duck
\nAmerican Black Duck
\nMallard
\nGreen-winged Teal
\nGreat Blue Heron
\nGreat Egret
\nBlack Vulture
\nTurkey Vulture
\nCooper’s Hawk
\nKilldeer
\nRing-billed Gull
\nMourning Dove
\nYellow-billed Cuckoo
\nRed-bellied Woodpecker
\nDowny Woodpecker
\nEastern Phoebe
\nBlue-headed Vireo
\nRed-eyed Vireo
\nBlue Jay
\nAmerican Crow
\nBlack-capped Chickadee
\nTufted Titmouse
\nMarsh Wren
\nAmerican Robin
\nGray Catbird
\nCedar Waxwing
\nCommon Yellowthroat
\nYellow Warbler
\nSwamp Sparrow
\nWhite-throated Sparrow
\nScarlet Tanager
\nRed-winged Blackbird
\nPurple Finch
\nAmerican Goldfinch
\nHouse Sparrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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