[CT Birds] Sunday yard birds

[Steve Morytko]

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It was a good day birding in the yard (list below). I also had 3 species of bees including honey bee and bumble bee. I saw the Osprey and Bald Eagle twice and the Osprey was definitely harassing the eagle at low and high altitude. Last year Osprey nested nearby in a large swamp and Great Blue Heron rookery in Eastford. When I last saw them there were 2 large nestlings on it which I presume fledged. This may be one of the pair staking claim to its territory. A nesting Bald Eagle would be even more interesting!The Red-headed Woodpecker is not drumming which suggests to me it may be a female. Anyone know who establishes the territory - male or female? 

Number of species:     34

Canada Goose     3
Wood Duck     3
Ring-necked Duck     6
Wild Turkey     1
Turkey Vulture     1
Osprey     1
Bald Eagle     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Killdeer     2
Mourning Dove     7
Red-headed Woodpecker     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker     7
Hairy Woodpecker     2
American Crow     4
Black-capped Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     5
White-breasted Nuthatch     4
Brown Creeper     1
Eastern Bluebird     1
European Starling     2
American Tree Sparrow     6
Fox Sparrow     2
Song Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     4
Dark-eyed Junco     6
Northern Cardinal     10
Red-winged Blackbird     25
Common Grackle     30
Brown-headed Cowbird     4
House Finch     4
American Goldfinch     2
House Sparrow     3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)






>From Steve Morytko:
3/30 - Ashford yard, 288 Varga Rd. -- 1 OSPREY, 1 BALD EAGLE (mature), 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (adult).
Steve Morytko
288 Varga Rd.
Ashford, CT 06278 USA
smorytko at yahoo.com