- While we were waiting at the Parmer Village pond, a Sharp-shinned Hawk flew by. Then a Crested Caracara flew by and landed first on top of a house, and then in the trees across the creek. A few of us got good looks at it through my spotting scope.
- Many flocks of American Robins flew over us the whole time. My estimated total was 750 individual birds.
- Everyone got close looks at this Northern Mockingbird eating the bright red berries off of a Possum Haw (Ilex decidua) bush.
- At the end of the walk back at the Parmer Village pond, we watched a Double-crested Cormorant swallow a large sunfish. How did fish get in that pond? Is it stocked? Is it connected with Lake Creek?
Here's our complete bird list.
My biologist friend says birds bring fish eggs on their feet from other creeks, ponds etc...
ReplyDeletebeautiful photo of the mockingbird; hope to join the walk soon.
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