Morning Birding Species List | September 2, 2014

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014, 7:30AM – 10:30AM
Weather: mostly sunny
Location: Hallam Lake, North Star Nature Preserve

Species Identified
Mallard Great blue Heron Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Broad-tailed Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-naped Dapsucker Downy Woodpecker		Northern Flicker (pictured above) Eastern Kingbird Steller’s Jay Black-billed Magpie American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Mountain chickadee American Dipper		American Robin Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird House Finch Evening Grosbeak

Comments: Bird activity at Hallam Lake was incredible this morning! The eastern kingbirds are still around at the lake and feeding actively. What seemed to be a family of flickers was also particularly active, as well as a flock of cedar waxwings that was hawking airborne insects over the water. Kingfishers were also feeding, hitting the water for fish numerous times. At North Star Nature Preserve, red-winged blackbirds were feeding and moving in a large flock. Red-tailed hawks and great blue herons were observed several times for a great visual show. This outing was a particularly rich experience for birders, in terms of both species and behaviors observed.

~ Rebecca Weiss, ACES Naturalist