Pictorial Highlights, Winter - Early Spring 2011
January - April 2011
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Male Northern Cardinal in the snow. |
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American Tree Sparrow |
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An unusual but exciting February capture: Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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Early spring boardwalk repairs in the net lanes. |
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Tracks of the ever elusive bobcat all around the banding area. |
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The bobcat caught on file using a motion camera along one of the net lanes. |
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The camera trap also captured 2 white-footed mice. |
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Raccoon print in the mud. |
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A Yellow-rumped Warbler in March. |
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One of the many red-spotted newts enjoying the wet spring at PARC. |
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An early spring capture of a Chipping Sparrow. |
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Male Golden-crowned Kinglet. |
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Fox Sparrow moving North in March. |
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A Belted Kingfisher returns. |
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A splash of color after a dull winter. Two ASY male Purple Finches. |
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One of the 30 Purple Finches banded in April. |
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An ASY Blue Jay. This bird can be aged as an ASY by the lack of a molt limit and the prominent black barring across its primary coverts. |
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An adult male Sharp-shinned Hawk. Notice the red barring across the chest of this bird. |
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An aberrant plumaged Dark-eyed Junco. Notice the white throat and cheek patch. |
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Rushing waters at a nearby state park: Linn Run. |