The Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count, brand new for 2008, is only two days away (Sunday) and we are excited! We hope to get good numbers of the following “snow birds”. Lapland Longspur (in front) Horned Lark Snow Bunting
Tag: Phriday Photo
Phriday Photo – Out in the Snow
Horned Lark Opossum
Phriday Photo – Flocking Geese
Canada Geese flock in Rock Cut State Park
Phriday Photo – Red-bellied Woodpecker
Getting ready for a big scouting outing on Saturday for a brand spanking new Christmas Bird Count. It will be here before you know it!! Red-bellied Woodpecker
Phriday Photo – Eastern Bluebird and the Sunrise
Everyone have a grand weekend!! We have a lot of projects in the works plus a NCIOS field trip so this looks to be a busy weekend. Eastern Bluebird – digiscoped Our Skywatch Friday submission is a morning scene in northern Illinois (in HDR)
Phriday Photo – Ring-billed Gull Shout Out
While gulls are not our strong suit (although we’ve added to our arsenal to improve this handicap), who doesn’t love the antics of gulls? This Ring-billed Gull was digiscoped with our Swarovski 80 HD spotting scope along the master of all rivers, the Mississippi.
Phriday Photo – Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing – digiscoped with Swarovski 80 HD Spotting Scope
Phriday Photo – White-crowned Sparrow (with a Brown Crown)
The White-crowned Sparrows with brown crowns (aka, 1st year birds), always seem to be a bit more bold than those with the sharp white and black crowns. Digiscoped with our sweet Swarovski 80 HD spotting scope and “old reliable” the Canon Rebel XTi.
