Monday, February 06, 2006

Bird Honor - Advanced

We have decided to take our Bird Honor to the next level this year. One of the big requirements is to "Make a list of 60 species of wild birds, including birds from at least ten different families..." So, on January 23 we began our list.

1-23-06 - At home out our back window
  • Mourning Dove
  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • House Sparrow
  • Cardinal

  • 1-24-06 - Gaithersburg, MD Chipotle
  • European Starling
  • Ring-billed Gull

  • 1-24-06 - At home (at the finch sock)
  • American Goldfinch

  • 1-27-06 - Washington D. C. (on the National Mall)
  • Rock Pigeon - Vietnam War Veterans Memorial
  • Red-tailed Hawk - Korean War Veterans Memorial
  • Cedar Wax-wing - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
  • Mocking Bird - FDR Memorial
  • American Robin - FDR Memorial
  • Canadian Geese - FDR Memorial
  • American Crow - FDR Memorial

  • 1-28-06 - On our back fence
  • A small hawk we hope will return because we have not identified it yet. We saw it in the morning and in the evening.

  • 2-1-06 - At home (out the back window)
  • Dark-eyed Junko
  • Black Vulture

  • 2-5-06 - Baltimore, MD (Inner Harbor)
  • Mallard Duck


  • Total: 17/60

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