Hi All:
Mostly the birding was slow but we ran into a very large winter flock that
included winter wren, brown creeper, lots of waxwings plus hermit thrush!
Such a treat!
All birders are welcome. We meet in the parking lot of the visitor center at
Great Falls at 8am.
Sally
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 25
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 25
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 8
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 16
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 4
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) 8
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 10
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 2
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 10
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 20
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 3
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 2
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 4
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 24
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 10
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 4
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 500
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 5
