{"id":944,"date":"2013-02-09T17:11:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T22:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=944"},"modified":"2013-02-11T19:06:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T00:06:05","slug":"after-nemo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=944","title":{"rendered":"After Nemo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was the day after Winter Storm Nemo. Approximately 14 inches of snow fell here in Goshen, so I donned my snow shoes and hit the Heritage Trail that leads to 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary. It was a tough walk, but very enjoyable. I did not find any out of the ordinary birds, but many of the usual suspects made a good showing.<\/p>\n

The most interesting aspect of the day for me was noticing how the snow lit the underside of the birds as they flew over. The amount of detail I could see on this Red-tailed Hawk was fascinating to me. And as the crows flew over I was seeing colors and highlights I never really noticed before. For both of these birds, what I was seeing came through in my photos. I also had several Black Vultures that looked SO different to me, it was amazing – unfortunately it did not come through in my photos. I also had several Ring-billed Gulls fly over that were the brightest, cleanest white I’ve ever seen; none were very close so I was unable to get any photos.<\/p>\n

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A young Red-tailed Hawk with plenty of details showing. 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 2-9-13.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One more of the same Red-tail, 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary 2-9-13.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An American Crow flies over, well lit from the fresh snow fall. 6 1\/2 Station Rd Sanctuary, 2-9-13.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was interested in getting some photos of birds in the snow, but it never really panned out. Here are a couple decent shots from the day.<\/p>\n

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This is one of my best shots of a Downy Woodpecker. For some reason I just haven’t gotten a good one yet…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Song Sparrow in the snow on the Heritage Trail near 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 2-9-13.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Update: I was thinking today that I have not included many species lists in my posts lately. I think it’s probably because my lists have been pretty sparse. On this day I did pretty well, totaling 15 species for the day. I also used the app Birdlog on my iPhone for the first time. It is actually pretty cool and it allows you to easily keep track the species and their numbers while in the field. I enjoyed using it on this day, but I am interested to see if I start to use it all the time. Here’s my list for the day:<\/p>\n

Black Vulture \u00a05
\nTurkey Vulture \u00a07
\nRed-tailed Hawk \u00a02
\nRing-billed Gull \u00a04
\nBelted Kingfisher \u00a01
\nDowny Woodpecker \u00a03
\nBlue Jay \u00a03
\nAmerican Crow \u00a038
\nBlack-capped Chickadee \u00a04
\nTufted Titmouse \u00a01
\nEuropean Starling \u00a012
\nAmerican Tree Sparrow \u00a01
\nSong Sparrow \u00a01
\nWhite-throated Sparrow \u00a03
\nDark-eyed Junco \u00a01<\/p>\n

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