Today, December 1st, the rain held off (mostly) and 12 birders spent a pleasant morning at Fanny Bay Conservation Area and Ship’s Point Park. Overall, we found 48 species. Highlights included Gadwall, Long-tailed Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, and a Cooper’s Hawk overflight.
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
