Tuesday 26 April 2011

Some migrants and a woodpecker

Chinese Pond Heron

Black-winged Stilt

Whimbrel

White-backed Woodpecker (resident, not a migrant)

White-Shouldered Starling (rare)

Wood Sandpiper
This spring is shaping up a bit differently than the past two springs, bird-wise.  By this time last year, the local parks were full of rare migrating Thrushes and Flycatchers, but they're late this year.  Could also be a population dip due to a problem with food in their summer range.  I've still seen some good stuff lately.  Tons of super-rare Japanese Thrushes on the west coast, but the damn things are the shyest birds I've seen since the vaunted Grey Bunting.  Yes, I desperately need to get my sensor cleaned.

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