On New Year's Day I discovered that I have access to a nice birding area only a quarter mile from our house. There's a patch of rough woodland and a natural pond along the local creek; the land also gives access to an artificial pond and a golf course. My first couple of hours there were fairly productive (see list below). It's great to have a decent birding patch so lose to home.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Green-winged Teal
Mourning Dove
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Rock Dove
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Blue Jay
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
House Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Goldfinch
Pine Warbler
American Crow
Snow Geese
White Ibis
Jeff
Red-shouldered Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Green-winged Teal
Mourning Dove
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Rock Dove
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Blue Jay
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
House Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Goldfinch
Pine Warbler
American Crow
Snow Geese
White Ibis
Jeff
