Location: Ichetucknee river, FL, near . Things seen of note: Birds (see list below), coons, manatees, otterscat, crawfish, bass, bream, mullet, rednecks, turtles, a lined sole, or maybe a hogchoker still suprising though...
Wildflowers!
I had to stop to take a pic, couldn't help myself. Poetry came afterward.
For the birds, there wasn't enough time for a "formal evaluation," but for an informal evaluation, I was able to accumulate quite a list!
Carolina wren
Tufted Titmouse (see Greg Scheckler's excellent portrait of TUTI)
Carolina Chickadee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Pileated Woodpecker
Red Bellied Woodpecker
heard a Downy Woodpecker
Fish Crow
Blue Jay
heard many Northern Parulas
Yellow-crowned Night Heron - I really really really needed a good long telephoto lens for him!
heard a Hummingbird (i'm guessing Ruby throated. Sounded like every RTHU I've ever heard)
Cooper's Hawk
Heard Barred Owls at night (many of them, more than 2!)
The girls got a kick out of seeing it all, especially when I pished up the TUTIs, had those lil jokers hopping all around me. Thought a couple of them looked like they had recently fledged, they were begging from others in the group. Is it time for them in Columbia County to be fledging? I've never taken part in a breeding bird census, mainly because my work schedule keeps me busy when normal people have the time for such things. Maybe it's time to start such a thing, especially if I can get the girls involved during the summer.
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Friday, February 23, 2007
Strange Winter, Maybe Spring will Be Different...
Seems like the KT will become a sibling sometime in October!! My wife is pregnant and due 10/10/2007. I guess we'll see if we make it all the way this time...
In bird news, KT and I have not biked in a while. I know I know. It's been about a month, we have been since the new year, I just haven't been keeping things updated. We have noticed a few things around the house though.
KT has acquired the art of mimicing the sound of a Barred Owl. It's great, you ask her, "What does an Owl Say?" and she hoots "Whoo-who-who-whooooo!" Sometimes the syllables get blurred, but she was introduced to the bird when one in the neighborhood was close to our house. While I worked away at the warehouse, KT heard her first Barred and kept askin' her mommma, "wassat?" and "wha-is-it?" It's great.
Also, the butter-butts have finally arrived. I wondered when Yellow-Rumped Warblers would finally filter down our way, and within the last couple of weeks, they have made themselves the dominant warbler force in the area. The American Robins give their chirps also, keeping things lively.
We get our Robins in the winter down here ya'll...
I'll have another update soon, KT and I will get out a little more when the weather steadies out!
Until then, happy birding!
GB HOYT
In bird news, KT and I have not biked in a while. I know I know. It's been about a month, we have been since the new year, I just haven't been keeping things updated. We have noticed a few things around the house though.
KT has acquired the art of mimicing the sound of a Barred Owl. It's great, you ask her, "What does an Owl Say?" and she hoots "Whoo-who-who-whooooo!" Sometimes the syllables get blurred, but she was introduced to the bird when one in the neighborhood was close to our house. While I worked away at the warehouse, KT heard her first Barred and kept askin' her mommma, "wassat?" and "wha-is-it?" It's great.
Also, the butter-butts have finally arrived. I wondered when Yellow-Rumped Warblers would finally filter down our way, and within the last couple of weeks, they have made themselves the dominant warbler force in the area. The American Robins give their chirps also, keeping things lively.
We get our Robins in the winter down here ya'll...
I'll have another update soon, KT and I will get out a little more when the weather steadies out!
Until then, happy birding!
GB HOYT
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