28 October 2024
Six of us went birding yesterday at Duck Hole and we didn’t simply stand round. Right here we’re on the transfer to look within the thickets.
Earlier than the remainder of us arrived, Claire Staples captured this picture of sky, solar and fog on the Monongahela River at 7:55am.
As 8:36am the sky cleared a bit. Two contrails make dogleg turns to the north.
Our Finest Chicken skulked in a thicket, in fact, however saved making noise. He quickly turned probably the most photographed hen of the day: a winter wren in shadow after which within the open.
Duck Hole’s northern mockingbird continues to be current and noisy.
We discovered a bumper crop of honeysuckle fruit alongside the Decrease 9 Mile Run Path.
Sadly …
Invasive honeysuckle berries aren’t strictly dangerous for birds. They’re a simple meals supply when birds are in a pinch, however they’re type of like junk meals: In comparison with native berries, they’ve much less fats and vitamins that birds have to gas their long-distance flights.
— Audubon information: Thriller Solved: Invasive Berries to Blame for Turning Sparkles’ Feathers Pink
Our “uncommon” hen of the day was a flock of 16 fish crows vocalizing as they flew. eBird didn’t imagine we might discover that many however eBird’s “uncommon” filter doesn’t learn about, or can’t pointpoint, the fish crow phenomenon in Pittsburgh’s East Finish.
See our guidelines of 27 species right here https://ebird.org/guidelines/S200489956 and beneath.
Duck Hole, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, US
Oct 27, 2024 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM … 27 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 26
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 11
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 4
Nice Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 2
Purple-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 3
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 10
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 16 Flock heading south for the Waterfront buying middle, vocalizing on their manner
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 8
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 60
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 30
Home Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 13
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Darkish-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 4
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 10
Tune Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 10
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 10
