RB Woodpecker, Waxwing, Kingfisher and Cooper’s Hawk: Marie Curtis Park / November 12, 2020

We had a good variety of bird species this morning at Marie Curtis Park.

Other birds:

Species list:  Canada goose, mallard, American black duck, red-breasted merganser, Cooper’s hawk, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, belted kingfisher, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, blue jay, American crow, black-capped chickadee, red-breasted nuthatch, white-breasted nuthatch, cedar waxwing, American robin, European starling, house sparrow, northern cardinal, American goldfinch. (22 species)

Some botany:

Park scenes:

Today’s group:

NATURE POETRY

Ruffling the colors of the forest leaves,
The winds make music as they come and go.          – John Critchley Prince (1808–66)

Miles Hearn