Saturday, April 18, 2009

April 18, 2009: Birding Braddock Bay, Island Cottage Woods (Greece), and Montezuma NWR Area

We birded several locations today. First a morning visit to the Braddock Bay Raptor Research, and the Owl Woods. We saw a Cooper's and Red-Tail banded but did not get photos. We found one Long Eared Owl in the woods. Then a lunch visit to Schaller's in nearby Greece, and a quick stop at the Island Cottage Woods there, which were productive! Then we drove east an hour to Montezuma NWR, for some more nice birding.

Braddock Bay Owl Woods:
Long-Eared Owl
Lepoard Frog

Island Cottage Woods:
Brown Creeper
Above and Below: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

Above and Below: Fox Sparrow

Montezuma NWR Photos:
Green-Winged Teal
Blue-Winged Teal (above and below)

Great-Blue Heron
Greater Yellowlegs
Red-Winged Blackbird
Pied-Billed Grebe
Song Sparrow
raft of American Coots
Above and Below: Ring-Necked Ducks


Snow Goose

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