Charles h bronson state forest1/24/2024 ![]() When things warmed up a bit more, we had some raptors over head, including a Bald Eagle and some vultures. We flushed at least one Wilson’s Snipe and had some good views of Wood Storks and various egrets and herons. Immature White Ibis and Tri-colored Heron photobombed by a Killdeer. This image was posted before, but here it is in context. This made for a rich combination of upland and wetland species in close proximity. The parts of the state forest we drove and walked through were devoted, in large part, to ranching rather than forests, with lots of wet meadow areas and drainage ditches. western (right) Palm Warbler (the eastern bird was photographed at the state forest, the western bird at the Marl Bed Flats later in the festival). This would seem to indicate that the majority of the Palm Warblers I have seen this winter are, in fact, western birds.Įastern (left) vs. Based on what Corey told me later in the festival, western Palm Warblers are paler and browner, overall than their more yellow eastern cousins. We did see a fair amount of bird species however, many were somewhat distant or obscured by vegetation.Īmong the more interesting sightings were simultaneous views of eastern and western type Palm Warblers together. Luckily the field trip consisted of mostly driving in a van from hot-spot to hot-spot through the relatively new Charles H. The morning of Friday the 24th was windy and freezing. ![]()
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