Weed Walk Diary – March 2007
March 7 – Sunny but very cold so we rode the roads in northern Broome. Bald Eagle, Goshawk, Red-tailed/Rough-legged Hawks and a Kestrel gave us a good raptor count. We also saw Turkeys, Pileated Woodpecker, C.Ravens, Horned Larks, Snow Buntings and 17 other species. This is a changing time of year that can reward a birder with unusual species possibly popping up in unexpected places.
March 14 – On the road again, this time 11 species of ducks, mainly at Boland Pond and River Rd. Many flocks of both Canada and Snow Geese migrating. Another Bald Eagle, seeming to gather nesting materials, Bluebirds, Robins everywhere and Killdeer for a total of 42 species.
March 21 – Cold confined us to the van. We got good looks at a N.Shrike plus Horned Larks, Mockingbird, Tree Sparrows, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrows and 27 other species.
March 28 – Nice enough to walk Chenango Valley State Park, getting our first Phoebes of the year. Also Brown Creeper and non-avian species of Mink and Raccoon, skunk cabbage coming up. Ducks here and at ponds along the way yielded Wood Ducks, Black Ducks, N.Shovelers, Gr.Scaup, Hooded and Common Mergansers.
Weed Walk Diary is provided by members of the Naturalists’ Club of Broome County. This Weed Walk Diary was written by Marie Petuh and Dan Watkins. For information on the Naturalists Club, write P.O. Box 191, Vestal, N.Y. 13850.
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