As the last day of the month marked the end of the Big January Bird Count, beautiful sunshine beckoned me to venture out to Bues Pond, an open-water pond and local birding hotspot, which I have not birded before knowing I might be able to add to my Big January count. Well, I was not disappointed!
Going into the day, my bird count was 28 species. By the end of my walk, I added 5 more species including 1 new life bird! Not included in my bird count is domestic geese and domestic mallards which also enjoy this pond year round. At the end of this post is my Big January 2012 Bird List.
Disappointingly, I forgot my camera on this day, so I took the following photos on the next day which was overcast and breezy, so the birds were mostly napping under trees on the bank.
Enjoy the photo journal of Bues Pond below:
My Big January 2012 Bird List:
- Northern Flicker - My Mountain Green
- Western Scrub Jay
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Dark-eyed Junco
- House Finch
- American Goldfinch
- Downy Woodpecker
- Spotted Towhee
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Cedar Waxwing
- Pine Siskin
- Wild Turkey
- American Robin
- California Quail
- Black-billed Magpie
- American Crow
- Golden Eagle - West Weber County
- Red-Winged Blackbird
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Ring-necked Pheasant - Antelope Island Entrance
- Bald Eagle
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Raven
- American Kestrel - GSL Nature Center
- Northern Shoveler - Farmington Bay WMA
- Great Blue Heron
- American Coot
- California Gull
- Canada Goose - Bues Pond
- Wood Duck New Life Bird
- Mallard
- Ring-billed Gull
- Townsend’s Solitaire
Bold lettering indicates change of location.
I consider myself to be a novice birder. I can thank my good friend, Kathie Brown, for introducing me to the love of birding. My Life Bird count is now 235! Many of those I have seen with Kathie!
As the year progresses, I look forward to adding to My Mountain Green bird list.
