Tag Archives: Song Sparrow

Kingfishers, Cowbirds, and Catbirds

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: June 30, 2009

A male and female Belted Kingfisher were seen in the Wetlands on the 16th of June. A lone female was seen on the 20th & 21st of June. A single male on 28 June. On June 17th, I witnessed a Song Sparrow with an apparent injured leg (it was hopping along on one leg as [...]

Posted in Birds, Summer | Also tagged Belted Kingfisher, Brown-headed Cowbird, Gray Catbird, Indigo Bunting | Leave a comment

Who’s Nesting

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

A Cooper’s Hawk was seen carrying prey on the 7th of June. The hawk appeared to be a female and was flying in the direction of the pines which surround the Ellerbee Creek Railway tracks near the train tunnel. This is the area in which Cooper’s Hawks nested last year. The fact that this bird [...]

Posted in Birds, Summer | Also tagged Belted Kingfisher, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Cooper’s Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Towhee, Northern Cardinal, Pine Warbler, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Tufted Titmice | 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, Canada Geese, 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 Sparrows, Towhees, White-throated Sparrow, winter hiker, Winter Wren | Leave a comment

Looking Back: Birds

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

With the closing of the year it’s perhaps time to look back and see what we’ve observed on the Explore the Wild/Catch the Wind Loop. Below, in the appropriate segments, I give totals for some of the species seen since January of last year. There were 101 species of bird observed during 2008 at the [...]

Posted in Birds, Winter | Also tagged 101 species of bird, Bald Eagle, bird list, Black-crowned Night Heron, Bullfrog, Double-crested Cormorant, fish-eating duck, Great Blue Heron, Hooded Merganser, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawk, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper | 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, Canada Geese, 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, Turkey Vultures, White-throated Sparrow, Winter Wren, Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers | 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.
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