Birding Connecticut: Another Warm Sunday

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Another Warm Sunday

Only one more day until December, and we're still enjoying a few warm days. Lucky that they happen to fall on Sundays, when I can get out for a little birding! I walked about a mile along the railroad bed between home and the river, and found two nice mixed flocks of birds.
Today's birds, in the order seen:
1. Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis - a small flock followed me a ways
2. Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor

This may be the very first digiscoped photo we ever made, and it's still one of my favorites. Downy Woodpecker sitting still on a cold, windy, December day in 2006.
3. Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
4. Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
5. White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis
6. Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa, several in both mixed flocks, about a dozen total
7. Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapilla
8. Brown Creeper, Certhia americana, one in each group
9. American Robin, Turdus migratorius
10. American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
11. Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
12. Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus

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112. Killdeer, Charadrius vocifierus (CT)
111. Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus (CT)
110. Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major (CT)
109. American Coot, Fulica americana (CT)
108. Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis (CT)
107. Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus (CT)
106, Barred Owl, Strix varia (CT)
105. Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis (CT)
104. Monk Parakeet, Myopsitta monachus (CT)
103. Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus (MA)
102. Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus (CT)
101. Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula (CT)
100. Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus (CT)
99. Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (RI, CT)
98. Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis (CT)
97. Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis (CT)
96. Greater Scaup, Aythya marila (CT)
95. Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus (CT)
94. Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus (CT)
93. American Wigeon, Anas americana (CT)
92. Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis (CT)
91. Sanderling, Calidris alba (CT)
90. Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima (CT)
89. Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres (CT)
88. Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola (CT)
87. Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (CT)
86. King Eider, Somateria spectabilis (CT)
85. Wood Duck, Aix sponsa (CT)
84. House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus (CT); (MA)
83. American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis (CT); (MA)
82. House Sparrow, Passer domesticus (CT); (MA)
81. Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater (CT)
80. Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus (CT);(MA)
79. Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula (CT)
78. Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis (CT); (MA)
77. White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis (CT); (MA)
76. White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys (MA)
75. Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia (CT); (MA)
74. Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis (CT)
73. American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea (CT)
72. Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla (CT)
71. Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus (CT)
70. Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis (CT); (MA)
69. Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris (MA)
68. Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata (MA, CT)
67. Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica caerulescens CT)
66. European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris (CT); (MA)
65. Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum (CT); (MA)
64. American Pipit, Anthus rubescens (CT)
63. Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos (CT)
62. American Robin, Turdus migratorius (CT); (MA)
61. Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus (CT)
60. Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis (CT); (MA)
59. Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa (CT); (MA)
58. Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus (CT); (MA)
57. White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis (CT); (MA)
56. Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor (CT); (MA)
55. Brown Creeper, Certhia americana (CT)
54. Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapilla (CT);(MA)
53. Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris (CT)
52. American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos (CT);(MA)
51. Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata (CT); (MA)
50. Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius (CT)
49. Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus (CT)
48. Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus (CT); (MA)
47. Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus (CT); (MA)
46. Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens (CT); (MA)
45. Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus (CT); (MA)
44. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius (CT)
43. Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon (CT); (MA)
42. Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura (CT); (MA)
41. Rock Dove, Columba livia (CT) (MA)
40. Black Guillemot, Cepphus grylle (MA)
39. Dovekie, Alle alle (MA)
38.Common Murre, Uria aalge (MA)
37. Razorbill, Alca torda (MA)
36. Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus (MA, CT)
35. Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus (MA)
34. Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides (MA)
33. Herring Gull, Larus argentatus (CT);(MA)
32. Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis (CT);(MA)
31. Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (MA)
30. Dunlin, Calidris alpina (MA, CT)
29. Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo (CT)
28. Merlin, Falco columbarius (MA)
27. Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus (CT)
26. Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis (CT); (MA)
25. Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus (CT); (MA)
24. Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii (CT); (MA)
23. Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus (CT); (MA)
22. Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura (CT)
21. Common Merganser, Mergus merganser (MA, CT)
20. Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator (MA, CT)
19. Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (MA, CT)
18. Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola (MA, CT)
17. Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (MA)
16. White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca (MA)
15. Common Eider, Somateria mollissima (MA, CT)
14. Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris (MA)
13. Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca (MA)
12. Gadwall, Anas strepera (MA, CT)
11. American Black Duck, Anas rubripes (CT);(MA)
10. Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos (CT);(MA)
9. Brant, Branta bernicla (MA, CT)
8. Canada Goose, Branta canadensis (CT);(MA)
7. Mute Swan, Cygnus olor (CT);(MA)
6. Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias (CT);(MA)
5. Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (MA) (RI)
4. Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus (MA)
3. Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus (MA, CT)
2. Common Loon, Gavia immer (MA, CT))
1. Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata, (MA) (CT)

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Another Warm Sunday

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