Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Turkey day everybody. What? This picture isn't a turkey?  Well . . . it will have to do. Though I've seen Wild Turkey this year, I've never taken a photo of one, so this Phesant is as pretty and close as you get.

Ring-Necked Pheasant

Trying to get new species for the year(FOYs) has slowed way down, because I've either seen them already, or missed them before fall migration. More on misses for the year during the end of year recap.

Below is a list of Ohio winter birds I can get before the end of the year. Of course there can be rarities that show up out of now where, or a state away. We shall see.

Need list: no particular order

1. Cackling Goose
2. Northern Saw-whet Owl
3. Snowy Owl
4. Short earred Owl--12/1
5. Lesser Black-backed Gull
6. Thayers Gull--would be a lifer
7. Iceland Gull--would be a lifer
8. Glauscous Gull
9. Purple Finch--12/20
10. Northern Shrike
11. Long earred Owl
12. Vesper Sparrow

This puts my #BIGYEAR2014 number at #352 for the year!!

Next up: Only 35 days left . . .

"Between 2 Birds"

First show ever!!  Welcome to the bird show. It's a show about birds, birding, birders, and places birds seen. Special guest, Louise Gambill from LRGV, a winter Texan. Red & Louise spotted many of the rare code 5's in the valley from the 90's and 2000's, such as: Crane Hawk, Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Stygian Owl, Collared Forest-Falcon, and Black-vented Oriole

Grandma & Me

I got the enjoyment of grandma sitting the first week of November. Louise stayed with me for a week and we spent time together. During the week, we got out 3 times in 7 days, and racked up 49 birds with an FOY for me!!  The highlights where six of the seven woodpeckers inclucing Red-headed woodpecker, Brown Creeper, Marsh Hawk, RWBB, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer and Winter Wren(FOY)

Blendon Woods Metro Park

Pileated Woodpecker

Northern Flicker red shafted

Alum Creek Dam

This puts my #BIGYEAR2014 number at #352 for the year!!

#352  Winter Wren--11/11


Next up: "Between 2 Birds"