11.30.2010

Late November Birding


Common Loon on Lake Mendota

Check out this cool app showing migration of individual loons that currently have satellite transmitters on them:

Link: Common Loon Migration Study

Location: Pheasant Branch
Observation date: 11/27/10
Number of species: 41

Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Mallard
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Common Loon
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
European Starling
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

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