Nov 9, 2007 About 7:45am to 8:45am Temp about 50F Partly Cloudy and very Windy
I knew it was windy even before I got out of bed. We had left the window cracked and I could hear the wind banging our blinds around. I thought about sleeping for another hour but decided to get up anyway. It would be good to see how the birds of Fish Park react to a strong wind. I figured it was just another piece of the puzzle; another lesson I needed to learn in order to really understand the birds and how they live in this little corner of Poulsbo.
I left home a little earlier this morning in order to get a full hour of birding in before meeting my father for coffee at Central Market. I wasn't too far from the truck before I thought "man, I should have brought my gloves". It was actually a really nice morning but the wind was sucking the heat right out of me. I could hear a few birds but wasn't seeing any activity on the ground or in the trees. However, I did see a couple Great Blue Herons and a Bald Eagle fly overhead.
I made my way down to the corner of the park that has always held birds. This morning... nothing! I could hear them but the strong gusty winds were keeping them down in the bushes. I walked down to one of the viewing platforms over the creek and saw a few Mallards and a Cormorant. I then moved down to the next platform and then on to the truck. Even with a full hour, and a fairly slow day, I ran out of time and had to hurry in order to get to Central on time.
Here are my lists for Nov. 9, 2007...
Seen: 24 American Crows 3 Great Blue Herons 1 Double-crested Cormorant 10 Mallards 30 Green-winged Teal 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Spotted Towhee 1 Bald Eagle A few salmon swimming in the creek
Heard: Northern Flicker Black-capped Chickadee Several Frogs
