{"id":101,"date":"2015-01-02T23:54:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T23:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backyardbigyear.com\/blog\/?p=101"},"modified":"2015-01-08T03:36:54","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T03:36:54","slug":"2-jan-2015-day-2-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardbigyear.com\/blog\/2-jan-2015-day-2-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Jan 2015 (Day 2) Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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American Robin in pine. Not a great photo, would look better as a Japanese calligraphy drawing.<\/p><\/div>\n

Conditions were somewhat more pleasant today, it was only in the mid 30s instead of the teens when I started out. \u00a0Some high clouds helped break up the monotony of the sky. \u00a0I was out by 7 and watching until about 11 with a short break for breakfast.<\/p>\n

Highlights were 4 new birds for the year–<\/p>\n

Common Merganser<\/strong>–flock of 11 wheeled quickly over the yard at 8:23am<\/p>\n

Mallard<\/strong>–small group of four flew directly over the house at 8:26am<\/p>\n

American Robin<\/strong>–flock of 14 flew in and landed in the trees in my side yard at 8:30. \u00a0They stayed for 20 minutes, some dropping down to forage on the edge of my lawn, then they were gone.<\/p>\n

Bald Eagle<\/strong>–I was inside when I heard crows mobbing something (I had the OldBird 21c microphone running). \u00a0I went to the window and saw the crows chasing 2 Red-tailed Hawks. \u00a0As I watched, I noticed an adult Bald Eagle soaring north of my yard through the trees. \u00a0Thanks crows!<\/p>\n

I watched for an hour in the evening while I did some yard work, but it was super quiet. \u00a0Here’s my eBird checklist from the morning<\/a>. \u00a033 species for the day, making it a Bonus Bird Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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