David was teaching CPR this morning, so Gracie and I hiked and watched birds....here's some of our finds.
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| Northern Parula Warbler |
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| Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Northern Parula Warbler |
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| Northern Parula Warbler |
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| Mrs. Wood Duck |
We made the short trip to Cowan Lake in Clinton County hoping to see the American White Pelicans stopping over there.
Here they are!!
This afternoon we took our usual drive through Old Reid and Buck Creek State Park. Lovely snow scenes, but we saw a few assorted birds and a few deer.
After leaving the park, we headed over to Hodge Rd, hoping to see the Eagles nested there. Though we looked around at the nearby trees and at both nests, we did not see any Eagles.
We were both getting hungry, so decided to head towards Urbana to get some pizza and cut down a couple of backroads. We saw a large flock of crows and slowed down to see what they were agitated about. Across the road from them was a deer carcass....with two adult Eagles feasting on it!
We approached slowly, expecting them to launch, but they stayed at the carcass....apparently their meal took precedence. This was our first look....
Looks like we have 2 active Eagle nests on Hodge Rd.
Some history....
