Tag Archives: Canada Geese

A Few Migrants and Local Family Groups

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: August 31, 2009

After being absent for nearly 3 months, 14 Canada Geese flew into the Wetlands, looked around some, fed, and then preened for several hours before taking flight for points unknown. The geese looked to be a family group (probably two families) as the bulk of them appeared to be young birds, perhaps on their first flight [...]

Posted in Birds, Summer | Also tagged American Goldfinches, American Redstarts, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Brown-headed Nuthatches, Carolina Chickadees, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Empidonax flycatcher, Great Blue Heron, Great-crested Flycatchers, Green Herons, Hooded WarblerPine Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Mallards, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Solitary Sandpiper | Leave a comment

Nuthatch Landlords? Hollies under Assault?

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: March 15, 2009

There are still two pairs of Hooded Mergansers present in the Wetlands. There is one pair of Canada Geese present. Red-tailed Hawks continue to be seen daily and Cooper’s Hawks have been noticed flying and perching in the vicinity of the previous year’s nest site. And, as mentioned above, Red-shouldered Hawks are once again showing [...]

Posted in Birds, Spring | Also tagged American Crow, American Robin, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Carolina Chickadee, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, Fish Crow, Hooded Merganser, nest excavation, Pine Siskin, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird | Leave a comment

There’s Always the Birds…

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: January 31, 2009

With the low temperatures of the 15th-18th of this month, the Wetlands iced over enough to force the Hooded Mergansers to take flight and seek bigger water where they could swim and dive for fish. One merganser returned on January 24 and four were in attendance on the 29th of the month. Canada Geese remained [...]

Posted in Birds, Winter | Also tagged Belted Kingfisher, Brown Thrasher, Dark-eyed Junco, Eastern Phoebe, Field Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Hermit Thrush, Hooded Merganser, Northern Cardinal, Northern Mockingbird, Pine Siskin, Pine Warbler, Red-shouldered Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Song Sparrow, Song Sparrows, Towhees, White-throated Sparrow, winter hiker, Winter Wren | Leave a comment

Mergs Return, Heron Fishing Strategy

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: November 15, 2008

Having been absent from the Wetlands since the third week of March, Hooded Mergansers have returned. Three males and two females were first seen swimming and diving in the Wetlands on 12 November. If you’re not exactly sure of what a Hooded Merganser is, there’s a photo at left. To see a brief video of [...]

Posted in Birds, Fall | Also tagged Belted Kingfisher, Crayfish, fishing stategy, Great Blue Heron, Hooded Merganser, Mallard | Leave a comment

Blue Jays Hoard, Butter-Butts Swarm

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: October 31, 2008

Mallards are back in the Wetlands. Three Mutt Ducks (Mallard x Domestic) and eight or so “normal” Mallards have been feeding and resting in the quiet water and under the Willow Trees. Canada Geese are paying regular visits to the Wetlands. For nearly a week after the passage of the cold front that moved through [...]

Posted in Birds, Fall | Also tagged American Goldfinch, Black Vulture, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blue Jay, Butter-Butt, caching acorns, caching nuts, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Double-crested Cormorant, Field Sparrow, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Magnolia Warbler, Mallard, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Song Sparrow, Turkey Vultures, White-throated Sparrow, Winter Wren, Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers | Leave a comment

Some Bird Movement

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: August 31, 2008

The Mallards which had so discreetly nested in the Wetlands (Explore the Wild Journal, June 16-30) are being seen daily in front of the Wetlands Overlook. It appears that all 7 ducklings survived to adulthood. Canada Geese have returned to the Wetlands after a two-month absence. On August 23 I saw a Northern Waterthrush walking [...]

Posted in Birds, Summer | Also tagged Mallard, Northern Waterthrush, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird | Leave a comment

Greg Dodge is a professional naturalist as well as a writer, videographer and producer of natural history DVDs. His images have been used in various TV productions, museum displays, and corporate videos. Above all, he has a fascination and passion for all things natural.
Stop by and say hello Tuesday thru Saturday in Explore the Wild, Catch the Wind, or on the Dino Trail.

Tags: Canada Geese, Mallard, Northern Waterthrush, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird