Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Bennington Lake Today

It was a bit breezy, the lake is still frozen, and it started to rain a little before we got around the lake. In spite of all those adverse factors, it was a nice walk and we saw quite a few birds (mostly juncos and sparrows).  We did find four great horned owls which is always nice.  There were no Townsend's solitaires today and only a handful of robins.  Raptors included Cooper's hawk, American kestrel, red-tailed hawk and northern harrier.  The downy woodpeckers were busy working the galls on the rose bushes.  We saw a total of 22 species.  Ginger

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