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25 March 2024
Yesterday at Duck Hole it was brilliantly sunny and *chilly.* Although the temperature was 27°F the sunshine wind made it really feel like 17°F. Brrrr!
Charity Kheshgi and I scouted on Thursday and located a pied-billed grebe close to shore who was nonetheless current in the identical zone on Sunday. Alas, the seven horned grebes we noticed on Thursday have been lengthy gone.
Regardless of the chilly and (shall I say “stabbing”?) daylight we had fun and noticed 32 species. Our guidelines is right here https://ebird.org/guidelines/S165818025 and printed beneath.
My subsequent outing will likely be earlier than ordinary, simply three weeks from now in Schenley Park on Sunday 14 April at 8:30am. Keep tuned.
Duck Hole, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, US
Mar 24, 2024 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 11
Wooden Duck (Aix sponsa) 1 fowl. Just one particular person noticed it.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 2 A really distant pair. The male;s crest was raised and he was flinging again his head in courtship show
Widespread Merganser (Mergus merganser) 1
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 4
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Nice Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 8
Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Japanese Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 3
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 5
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 7
Home Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 7
Darkish-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Tune Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 7
Purple-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 17
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 3
Widespread Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 16
(pictures by Charity Kheshgi and Kate St. John)
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