A rainy morning and a worse forecast resulted in a turnout of 0 for the GBBC bird walk this morning, so Vin Stanton and I had a stroll anyway. See list below. We had a trail walk on Friday in the same area when the weather was better, and picked up a few species not seen today (White crowned sparrow, Black vulture, Phoebe, Red shouldered hawk). Of note both days were the Kestrels, one on Friday and a pair at the same spot today. Also of note was a large Bobcat which crossed the road in front of my car on the way home. I know they are out here, but don't often see them.
Doug Johnston
Sandy Mush Game Land--Cedar Hill Road #3, Buncombe, US-NC Feb 19, 2012 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.0 mile(s) Comments: Low 40's, rain, 10 mph wind 26 species Turkey Vulture 22 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 2 Mourning Dove 18 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 15 Carolina Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 4 Eastern Bluebird 8 American Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling 45 Field Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 9 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 15 Dark-eyed Junco 14 Northern Cardinal 20 Red-winged Blackbird 30 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
