It was nice to once again be walking Bennington Lake on Tuesday morning. The most abundant species today was the American robin – there were about 100 of them. Juncos, song sparrows and white-crowned sparrows were also numerous. Townsend's solitaires have returned, as has the northern shrike. Two Anna's hummingbirds are still enjoying the feeder and there were two long-billed dowitchers in with 19 killdeer in the mud. A sharp-shinned hawk, a Cooper's hawk and an American kestrel kept all the little birds on their toes. The leaves are turning and beginning to fall, adding to the beauty of the lake. We saw a total of 33 species today.
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