1 January 09
New Year, Different List
I have decided to notch down the Bigby this year to birds seen on foot from our house. Numenius and I walked into town (about 2.5 miles) with a couple of friends to see Slumdog Millionaire, but we saw a bunch of birds on the way. Here’s a list from today in order of birds seen or heard. I’m going to keep a running total in taxonomic order on the sidebar of Bird by Bird once I figure out what to do with my 2008 bike list.
I have a photo of a bird not-quite-sketch to upload which will appear in due course can be seen at right It’s an egret. I think I’d better leave designing fancy patterns to others who know what they’re doing.
American Crow
Yellow-billed Magpie
Black Phoebe
White-crowned Sparrow
Yellowrumped Warbler
American Kestrel
Killdeer
House Sparrow
Western Scrub-jay
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
European Starling
Redwinged Blackbird
Western Bluebird
House Finch
Northern Mockingbird
Rock Pigeon
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Northern Flicker
Mallard
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bushtit
Black-throated Gray Warbler (an excellent find for January, here)
Anna’s Hummingbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pied-billed Grebe
White-breasted Nuthatch
California Gull
Wood Duck
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
American Coot
Varied Thrush (in a large conifer near Border’s)
Green-backed Heron
Great Egret
Barn Owl
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That’s not a bunch… but the collective noun for such a number of species evades me… far more than a parliament, that’s for sure. I’m astonished that you made it to the film at all!
I’m confused…your fingerless gloves is an egret?! Oh, I guess you mean, there’s an egret design on it?
Yellow Billed Magpies!!!!