This was a great day for photographing birds. Other than a pretty severe windchill, the sun was bright and the birds were out.
I saw 24 species which for a cold November day is great. Even got to see a couple of Bald eagles, but no photos. Image Gallery
Location:Vadnais Lake – Observation date:11/20/08
Number of species:24
- Trumpeter Swan 6
- Mallard40
Ring-necked Duck 100 - Bufflehead 2
- Common Goldeneye 25
- Hooded Merganser 100
- Bald Eagle 2
- Red-tailed Hawk 1
- American Coot 7
- Herring Gull 10
- Belted Kingfisher 1
- Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
- Downy Woodpecker 2
- Hairy Woodpecker 3
- Blue Jay 1
- American Crow 2
- Black-capped Chickadee 5
- White-breasted Nuthatch 2
- American Robin 1
- European Starling 12
- Cedar Waxwing 5
- Dark-eyed Junco 3
- Northern Cardina l1
- Common Redpoll 6