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Observation date: 8/13/10
Number of species: 9
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris 1
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 3
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 9
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 25
Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 1
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 2
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 6
While walking the Sierra Club trail I spotted a small group of Wood Ducks dabbling around the edge of a small pond. It took me a moment to identify them; they were sporting their non-breeding plumage (see the photo above).
-Photo Courtesy of MauriceJFox3, via Wikipedia.org
-SPQ 8/14/2010
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