Up early today for the long trip from Niagara Falls all the way down to Washington DC , the trip took us right accross the state of Pennsylvania & at one point we passed the battlefields of Gettysburg .
BIRDS SEEN ON ROUTE .
AMERICAN CROW = 8
COMMON STARLING = 3
CANADA GOOSE = 35
COMMON GRACKLE = 4
RING BILLED GULL = 25
RED TAILED HAWK =4
TURKEY VULTURE = 9
HOUSE SPARROW = 4
AMERICAN KESTREL = 2
GOOSANDER = 1 MALE
AMERICAN ROBIN = 25
SHARP SHINNED HAWK = 2
Um, is Goosander a Euro name for a N.A. bird? Cuz ain't no bird here by that name.
Posted by: Mad AZ Monk at April 2, 2004 3:54 AMI checked the Peterson Euro book. What you're probably seeing on this side of the pond is female Red-breasted Merganser.
Posted by: Mad AZ Monk at April 3, 2004 6:45 PMGreat trip Dave and nice photos! I think Goosander is equivalent of Common Merganser - do they occur in this area Dave is in?
Posted by: tonyh at April 4, 2004 3:33 AM