24 Species in 24 Hours
My family and I had quite an afternoon of birdwatching yesterday. We spotted 22 different species, and never even left our backyard.
We saw at least three different Baltimore Orioles,
two different Rose-breasted Grosbeaks,
and at least one of each of the following:
- Orchard Oriole
- Tufted Titmouse
- Black-capped Chickadee
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Brown Thrasher
- House Finch
- Northern Cardinal
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Northern Flicker
- Turkey Vulture
- American Goldfinch
- American Robin
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Common Grackle
- Common Starling
- Blue Jay
- Mourning Dove
- Downy Woodpecker
- Gray Catbird
- American Crow
As if those weren’t enough, we added two more to the list this morning:
- Eastern Bluebird
- Tree Swallow
All in all, not a bad day!
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