Well, 2017 is finally here! Now that all the New Years festivities are over, I have had the chance to go birding. Too bad if it's 16 degrees outside, I'll just bundle up more! But I sure am glad I spent the hour to bird my local neighborhood. First of all I found a very photogenic Kestrel who let me get very close to him: Afterwards, I was surprised by a Great Horned Owl flying from a tree directly in front of me! In hope of seeing another one, I climbed the tree (which was hard considering there was 2 ft of snow on it). To my surprise, there was another one! A fairly small male. It was so hard to get clear pictures because of all the branches everywhere, but here's my best: As I was attempting to get pictures of the owl, I spotted a small bird rustling around below me. It turned out to be a Hermit Thrush! I snapped a quick picture: It turns out this bird was a rarity! This bird normally only shows up during migration, but in the dead of winter it is certainly very odd to find one. Here is my eBird checklist:
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33514806
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Youtube:The first Kestrel chick fed!
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