[birdky] Central Park Boone County
- From: DON MARTIN <don007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:27:46 -0400
I birded Central Park and Arboretum and vicinity today between 11:15 and 12:45.
Nothing unexpected, but it was a great day to be out for a walk. Here's the
trip list.
Canada Goose
Mallard
Turkey
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Am. Crow
Tree Swallow
C. Chickadee
Titmouse
HERMIT THRUSH - 2
Am. Robin
Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
E. Starling
Cedar Waxwing
E. Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
D.E. Junco
N. Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
E. Meadowlark
C. Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Also hearing and seeing two Great Horned Owls behind a friend's house in
Independence. Suspect they are nesting nearby.
This afternoon I watched nesting activity of six different pairs of birds in my
back yard of 1/2 acre. Canada Goose (darn it), Mallard, Song Sparrow and
Chickadee two feet apart, House Finch and Cowbird. The Cowbird is skulking
around the House Finch nest looking to parasitize it. I saw one Chickadee
plucking blooms off of a Weeping Cherry and presenting it to the other.
Don Martin
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