[birdky] Schochoh, Logan Co., weekend list
- From: Stephen Tyson <kytysons9152@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: BirdKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:02:57 -0600
We counted 46 species, here at the house, this weekend. Like last weekend,
that’s in line with our past highest counts for these December periods. The
weather was lousy yesterday, with wind in the morning and spritzing rain added
by midafternoon. Today was heavily overcast early but it wasn’t at all hazy so,
conditions were favorable for sorting through the dozen or so raptors visible
at any given time, dotting the soybean stubble and nearby trees, to the
southeast.
We continue to count Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers nearly every day, which is
starting to feel odd. In 2022, we counted our last-of-year Yellow-rump on
November 8 and Palm on December 3. Both continue to hang around with the local
Bluebird gang.
I watched a juvenile Bald Eagle jousting with a Harrier, high over the soybean
stubble east of the house, yesterday. I wasn’t sure who was harassing who.
Then, this evening while I watched for Short-ears, an adult Bald Eagle hurried
past, heading south toward Red River.
The 17 Short-eared Owls that I reported from Friday evening were a highlight
but the Rough-legged Hawk that we found this morning was, by far, the most
exciting find. That’s a life bird for me and finding it here at home made it
even more special. Obviously it is a house-list first. It was visible from the
house literally all day so, Debby and I drove over to get a closer look this
afternoon. We got within about 600 yards and managed a better photo that I
added to the eBird list. Its behavior is distinctly non-Red-tail, with lots of
tail movement when perched and an inclination to perch on spindly-thin limbs.
It also seemed to be trying to steal from the Harriers that were hunting
nearby, which is not behavior I’ve seen in buteos before. We’re hoping it
stays!
https://ebird.org/tripreport/179770
Stephen (Steve) Tyson, Schochoh, Logan Co., KY
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