The first bird of 2008 is…(drum roll please!)…the American Crow!
Birdfreak and Veery tromped around Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve in the first light of the morning on New Year’s Day and hiked for almost ten minutes before hearing a crystal clear Caw! ring out.
Past Years
- 2007 – Year of the Red-tailed Hawk
- 2006 – Year of the Black-capped Chickadee
- 2005 – Year of the Red-tailed Hawk
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my first bird was a Black-capped Chickadee!
Beautiful photos. I love crows.
Mine was a Carolina Wren. Anything but a Starling or House Sparrow is O.K. with me. I have a friend however who goes through great lengths to make sure his first bird is a “good” bird.
We don’t exactly try to get a “good” bird, but we do try and get out to a preserve before daylight so we don’t see anything along the way.
Thanks for sharing your firsts of the year with us!
I forgot to let you know my first bird of the year. The American Kestrel.
Michelle
Michelle – sweet!! We’ve been finding quite a few Kestrels of late.