I had a goal for the walk and for future walks, to see if any new birds have migrated this far north yet. As I approached a park in town, a small bird flew across the road in front of me and landed on a tree in the shadows.
I wasn’t sure what the bird was when it flew by, but when I noticed where it landed, I knew immediately what bird it was…and it was another life bird for me.
I hear people mention seeing this bird all the time. From the number of reports of sightings I hear and read, one would think they are thick at mosquitoes. But this was my first sighting of one.
Oddly enough, many years ago, I thought I was seeing one in my backyard in a neighboring town. I could see a small bird moving around the truck of a nearby tree, but couldn’t see it well. So I went in the house, got my binoculars and focused in on the bird. It was the bird I saw the other day…but a very rare for this area Black and White Warbler. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a camera at the time and was unable to obtain an image…and I haven’t seen a Black and White Warbler since.
But the Brown Creeper is my latest lifer and my critter for this week.
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6 comments:
The Brown Creeper is a cool bird, Great sighting and photo.
That's awesome! It sure does blend in on the tree! Good sighting!
Good sighting and congrats on the 'lifer'. We used to see these birds in Oregon (Eugene area).
splendid
Great catch!
took me awhile to see it, good camouflage. You must not have as much snow as we do. I cant wait to get out in the woods again
Janice
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