{"id":5676,"date":"2016-03-19T23:10:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T03:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=5676"},"modified":"2016-03-19T23:10:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T03:10:14","slug":"bashakill-wma-31916","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=5676","title":{"rendered":"Bashakill WMA, 3\/19\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"

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~One of at least 5 Fox Sparrows<\/strong> at the Nature Trail at the Bashakill, 3\/19\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kyle Dudgeon and I got an early start and spent the morning and early afternoon birding at the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area. I was sort of stumped on where to bird for the day, and when Kyle suggested the Bash, I jumped at the opportunity – it had been ages since I’d been there. We had a really fun and productive outing as we checked out several\u00a0of the Bashakill’s hotspots.\u00a0Our best stop of the morning was definitely the Nature Trail, where from the viewing platform saw the two adult Bald Eagles share a brief flight and then watched a single Red-shouldered Hawk<\/strong> flyover. It got really good on our walk back to the car when we had a nice flurry of activity that included several Purple Finches<\/strong> and at least five Fox Sparrows<\/strong>! Photos were backlit and tough, but it was really exciting to see both species.<\/p>\n

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~Wow! My first Purple Finch<\/strong> in ages! Nature Trail at the Bashakill, 3\/19\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another good stop was at the Deli Fields. The birding was a little slow (although we did see an additional 3 Fox Sparrows), but we ran into Scotty\u00a0Baldinger, who I hadn’t seen in a while. I\u00a0introduce him to Kyle and it was really good\u00a0to shoot the breeze and catch up with Scotty.<\/p>\n

It was a great\u00a0day, it was awesome\u00a0to get back out to the Bash, and we ended the day with a total of 37 species. I’ve included our species list below.<\/p>\n

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~White-breasted Nuthatch at the Deli Fields, 3\/19\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Two adult Bald Eagles take a quick spin above the nest at the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area, 3\/19\/16.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~One of the very many Song Sparrow we had at the Bashakill WMA today, 3\/19\/16.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~It was so awesome to see this adult Red-shouldered Hawk. This photo doesn’t do it justice, we got a really good look at this bird. Bashakill, 3\/1916.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Canada Goose
\nWood Duck
\nAmerican Wigeon
\nAmerican Black Duck
\nMallard
\nNorthern Pintail
\nGreen-winged Teal
\nRing-necked Duck
\nPied-billed Grebe
\nTurkey Vulture
\nNorthern Harrier
\nBald Eagle
\nRed-shouldered Hawk
\nRed-tailed Hawk
\nWilson’s Snipe
\nRock Pigeon
\nMourning Dove
\nBelted Kingfisher
\nRed-bellied Woodpecker
\nPileated Woodpecker
\nEastern Phoebe
\nBlue Jay
\nAmerican Crow
\nTree Swallow
\nTufted Titmouse
\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch
\nCarolina Wren
\nEastern Bluebird
\nAmerican Robin
\nFox Sparrow
\nDark-eyed Junco
\nSong Sparrow
\nNorthern Cardinal
\nRed-winged Blackbird
\nCommon Grackle
\nPurple Finch
\nAmerican Goldfinch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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