Roger Newell and I birded Snug Harbor and the Lost Lake Trail this chilly morning, then areas around the Channel Campground this afternoon. (All photos by Roger.)
Of the 49 morning species, highlights were the Winter Wren along the Lost Lake Trail, three Black-billed Cuckoos at Lost Lake, and this "White-winged Flycatcher" for which we'd appreciate someone's positive I.D.*
Other species included Wood Duck, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-shouldered Hawk, Eastern Kingbird, Wood Thrush, and:
Great Blue Heron
Pileated Woodpecker
Chipping Sparrow
Repeatedly giving Sibley's "Alarm Call"
while foraging and showing no sign of alarm.
Red-eyed Vireo
Great Crested Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Black-billed Cuckoo
Song Sparrow
Birds were numerous at both locations. We did not count species at the Channel Campground, but the highlight was this Olive-sided Flycatcher:
Not vocalizing, but thinking "Quick, three beers".
- Ric
* Thanks to Phil Chu for replying to our request for an I.D. of the white-winged bird which we thought was leucistic: "Ric, I think the photos are of an Olive-sided Flycatcher, with the 'partial leucism' being the white tufts just behind the wings that Olive-sideds can show. Note the shortish tail and how well-defined the dark color of the flanks is compared to the whitish of the belly."
Sibley's painting of a juvenile Olive-sided Flycatcher shows this white patch with the comment " all ages have white tufts on sides of rump occasionally exposed when relaxed". Who knew? Well, Phil for one! And if so, Roger saw two of his Life Birds on the same day!
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