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March 5 - Ducks & Geese
March 5 - Ducks & Geese
Optional Homework
Optional Homework
You are doing it! Check out birdingbainbridge.org/class.
Review ducks & geese in a field guide or website.
Find a bird that is eating. What is it eating?
Handouts
Handouts
Resources
Resources
eBird bird observations charts
Ducks, Geese, & Swans - Podcast
Marking Waterfowl in Washington Insights from Banding and Telemetry Projects - Video
Birds
Birds
Canada Goose - around water or large lawns - year-round
Wood Duck - on the water at Nute's Pond - Mar through Oct
Mallard - around water - year-round
American Wigeon - in the estuary or saltwater at Schel Chelb - mid-Sep through mid-Apr
Green-winged Teal - in the mud near water at Murden Cove - Sep through Apr
Ring-necked Duck - on the water at Gazzam Lake - Oct through Apr
Harlequin Duck - on the water just off the beach at Fort Ward Park - Sep through Mar
Surf Scoter - on the water near the ferry terminal - mid-Sep through mid-Apr
Barrow's Goldeneye - on the water at Point White Dock - mid-Nov through Mar
Common Goldeneye - on the water at Murden Cove - mid-Nov through Mar
Bufflehead - on the water at Murden Cove - Nov through late-Apr
Hooded Merganser - in the mill pond at Blakely Harbor Park - mid-Oct through Mar
Common Merganser - flying over the water at Fay Bainbridge - Nov through mid-Mar
Red-breasted Merganser - flying over the water at Fay Bainbridge - Nov through mid-Apr
March 12 - Loons, Grebes, Cormorants, Herons, Hawks & Vultures
March 12 - Loons, Grebes, Cormorants, Herons, Hawks & Vultures
Resources
Resources
Great Blue Herons in Urban Environments - Video
Seattle’s Urban Cooper’s Hawks - Video
Birds
Birds
Common Loon - on the water at Murden Cove - mid-Sep through Apr
Pacific Loon - far out on the water at Fay Bainbridge - Oct through mid-May
Horned Grebe - on the water all around Eagle Harbor - Oct through mid-Apr
Red-necked Grebe - on the water off Pritchard Park - mid-Aug through mid-Apr
Western Grebe - far out on the water at Fay Bainbridge - mid-Sep through mid-Apr
Pied-billed Grebe - on the water near emergent vegetation at Gazzam Lake - year-round
Brandt’s Cormorant - on channel markers east of Pritchard Park - mid-Sep through Apr
Pelagic Cormorant - on pilings at Fort Ward Park - year-round
Double-crested Cormorant - on pilings at Fort Ward Park - Jul through Apr
Great Blue Heron - wading at Murden Cove - year-round
Turkey Vulture - soaring on thermals - sporadic mid-Mar through mid-May, and late-Sep through early-Oct
Osprey - actively hunting at Murden Cove - mid-April through late-Sep
Sharp-shinned Hawk - hunting near bird feeders - year-round
Cooper’s Hawk - hunting near bird feeders - year-round
Red-tailed Hawk - soaring over Johnson Farm - year-round
Bald Eagle - sitting high in dead-top conifers at Fay Bainbridge - year-round
March 19 (Field Trip)
March 19 (Field Trip)
March 26 - Rails, Shorebirds, Gulls & Terns, Alcids
March 26 - Rails, Shorebirds, Gulls & Terns, Alcids
Resources
Resources
Birds
Birds
Virginia Rail - hidden in the marsh at Hawley Cove - year-round
Killdeer - on the beach at Schel Chelb - year-round
Spotted Sandpiper - bobbing along the shore at Blakely Harbor Park - sporadic Aug through Apr
Black Turnstone - on Blakely or Orchard Rocks - mid-Aug through mid-Mar
Western Sandpiper - foraging on the beach at Schel Chelb - early-Jul through mid-Aug
Least Sandpiper - foraging on the beach at Schel Chelb - early-Jul through mid-Aug
Bonaparte’s Gull - roosting on the mudflats at Murden Cove - Mar through Apr, and mid-Jul through Sep
Short-billed Gull - foraging on the mudflats at Murden Cove - Aug through mid-Apr
California Gull - roosting on the mudflats at Murden Cove - mid-Jul through early-Nov
Glaucous-winged Gull - near saltwater or Safeway - year-round
Caspian Tern - flying back and forth just offshore at Fay Bainbridge - mid-Apr through mid-Sep
Pigeon Guillemot - on the water around the ferry terminal - year-round
Rhinoceros Auklet - on the water at Fay Bainbridge - mid-May through Nov
April 2 - Pigeons & Doves, Owls, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers
April 2 - Pigeons & Doves, Owls, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers
Resources
Resources
Jamie Acker on Motus wildlife tracking and Bainbridge Island owls - Video
Birds
Birds
Rock Pigeon - perched on structures around the ferry terminal - year-round
Band-tailed Pigeon - flying between cedars or madrones at Blakely Harbor Park - late-Mar through late-Sep
Mourning Dove - in fields or on wires along Weaver Rd NW - mid-Mar through Sep
Eurasian Collared-Dove - on power lines near Red Pine Park - mid-Mar through Sep
Great Horned Owl - scattered around the island - listen for in fall and winter
Barred Owl - being mobbed by robins at Grand Forest - year-round
Northern Saw-whet Owl - in the forest, at night - Oct
Anna’s Hummingbird - at hummingbird feeders or flowers - year-round
Rufous Hummingbird - in salmonberry thickets or Red-flowering Currants - mid-Mar through Jun
Belted Kingfisher - perched around the estuary at Schel Chelb - year-round
Red-breasted Sapsucker - on trunks of fruit trees at Johnson Farm - year-round
Downy Woodpecker - in fruit trees at Johnson Farm - year-round
Hairy Woodpecker - in conifer dominated forests - year-round
Northern Flicker - in dead-top trees around Weaver Rd NW - year-round
Pileated Woodpecker - foraging in large snags at Grand Forest - year-round
April 9 - Falcons, Flycatchers, Vireos, Crows & Jays, Swallows
April 9 - Falcons, Flycatchers, Vireos, Crows & Jays, Swallows
Optional Homework
Optional Homework
If you could count all of the birds on Bainbridge Island, which 10 species would have the highest number of individuals?
Resources
Resources
Seattle Merlin Project - Video
Birds
Birds
Peregrine Falcon - sometimes nesting/perching around Agate Pass Bridge - sporadic year-round
Merlin - perched on top of distant dead-top tree at Hawley Cove - sporadic year-round
Olive-sided Flycatcher - calling from on top of conifers at Bloedel Reserve - mid-May through Jul
Western Wood-Pewee - in the forest near bird marsh at Bloedel Reserve - mid-May through mid-Aug
Western Flycatcher - in the mid-canopy at Manzanita Park - late-Apr through Jul
Warbling Vireo - in alder groves - late-Apr through mid-July
Hutton’s Vireo - about 15 feet up in the canopy at Grand Forest - year-round
Steller’s Jay - around bird feeders with peanuts - year-round
California Scrub-Jay - around oak trees or feeders with peanuts - mid-Sep through mid-Nov
Common Raven - patrolling for roadkill above 305 - year-round
American Crow - all around Hawley Cove - year-round
Purple Martin - at nest boxes near Bainbridge Thai Cuisine - mid-Apr through Aug
Violet-green Swallow - at nest boxes near the south pond at Battle Point Park - late-Mar through Jul
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - near nest holes on steep, sandy banks and bluffs - mid-Apr through Jul
Barn Swallow - flying around the fields at Battle Point Park - mid-Apr through early-Sep
April 16 - Chickadees, Long-tailed Tits, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Kinglets, Thrushes
April 16 - Chickadees, Long-tailed Tits, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Kinglets, Thrushes
Resources
Resources
Birds
Birds
Black-capped Chickadee - at feeders in residential areas - year-round
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - in conifer forests, often in the canopy - year-round
Bushtit - in oceanspray shrubs at Meigs Park - year-round
Red-breasted Nuthatch - at feeders and in conifer forests - year-round
Brown Creeper - on trunks of big Douglas-firs - year-round
Bewick’s Wren - in thickets in residential areas - year-round
Pacific Wren - around upturned root wads in mature forests - year-round
Marsh Wren - in wetlands at Meigs Park - year-round
Golden-crowned Kinglet - in conifer or mixed forests, often in the canopy - year-round
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - at eye-level in deciduous shrubs at Blakely Harbor Park - late-Sep through Apr
Hermit Thrush - under madrone trees - mid-Sep through Apr
Swainson’s Thrush - in salmonberry thickets - mid-May through mid-Jul
American Robin - in fields and trees at Battle Point Park - year-round
Varied Thrush - foraging in leaf-litter in Grand Forest - mid-Nov through early-Apr
April 23 - Starlings, Pipits, Waxwings, Warblers, Sparrows
April 23 - Starlings, Pipits, Waxwings, Warblers, Sparrows
Resources
Resources
Birds
Birds
European Starling - in fields and trees along Weaver Rd NW - year-round
American Pipit - in fields at Battle Point Park - mid-Apr through early-May
Cedar Waxwing - in trees and shrubs with small fruits at Johnson Farm - late-May through mid-Oct
Orange-crowned Warbler - in deciduous trees along the edge of forests - mid-Apr through Jun
Common Yellowthroat - in wetlands at Meigs Park - mid-Apr through mid-Sep
Yellow Warbler - in riparian forest at Schel Chelb - May
Yellow-rumped Warbler - in trees, shrubs, and in the sky - mid-Apr through mid-May, in wax-myrtle shrubs - in the winter
Black-throated Gray Warbler - in alders at Meigs Park - late-Apr through June
Townsend’s Warbler - in tall, even-aged stands of Douglas-fir at Grand Forest East - mid-April through May
Wilson’s Warbler - in forests with well-developed understory - late-Apr through early-Jul
Spotted Towhee - in bushes of residential gardens - year-round
Savannah Sparrow - in large, un-mown fields - April through May, around driftwood at beaches - Sep
Fox Sparrow - in big blackberry brambles - late-Sep through Mar
Song Sparrow - in shrubs in yards and parks - year-round
Dark-eyed Junco - on the ground in yards and parks - year-round
White-crowned Sparrow - in brambles near open habitat - late-Mar through Sep
Golden-crowned Sparrow - in brambles near open habitat - mid-Sep through Apr
April 30 (Field Trip)
April 30 (Field Trip)
May 14 - Cardinals, Blackbirds, Finches, Old-world Sparrows
May 14 - Cardinals, Blackbirds, Finches, Old-world Sparrows
Resources
Resources
Birds
Birds
Western Tanager - high up in the forest canopy - May through Jul
Black-headed Grosbeak - at bird feeders and in deciduous woodlands - early-May through mid-Jul
Red-winged Blackbird - in cattails at Hawley Cove - year-round
Brown-headed Cowbird - calling from tops of trees at Battle Point Park - mid-Apr through mid-Jul
Evening Grosbeak - flying over or in maples - May/irruptive species
Purple Finch - singing from tops of conifers - mid-Mar through mid-Jul
House Finch - at bird feeders - year-round
Red Crossbill - high up in Douglas-Firs - irruptive species
Pine Siskin - in alders, birches, or Douglas-Firs - year-round/irruptive species
American Goldfinch - at bird feeders or near weedy fields - mid-Apr through Aug
House Sparrow - in shrubs near Doc's Marina Grill - year-round
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