Thursday, May 25, 2023

Chilanko Marsh

 


For the second year in a row we joined the Naturalists for their Victoria long weekend field trip to Chilanko Marsh.

It was a hot day, perhaps that accounts for the relatively fewer birds that showed their faces.  Still lots of birds singing.  Most of Leo's photos were not successful, but he did take this picture of a western wood pewee.

Bird of the Day!

And nearby was a least flycatcher:

One of the not so great photos

We heard a sora call but it didn't come out to say hello.


This fleabane (?) was  growing in abundance.


We ended our outing at the old homestead where the birds were more obliging.


This brewer's blackbird struck a pose



And then another pose.

Compare to its cousin the great-tailed grackle, photographed at Roosevelt Lake, Arizona.

And a brown headed cowbird cavorted in the dandelions.



There was some disappointment that we didn't reach our goal of 80 species, but we did see over 70.  

On our drive back to town we had a black bear run across the road.  First bear of the year!

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