The curlews are definitely back along with several other species. We even tuned into one of our adult males wearing an adult transmitter collar that I attached last May! Hopefully he will lead us to a nest soon.
Some species we've already seen includes (but in no order):
Canada Goose
Lesser Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Canvasback
Redhead
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
Gadwall
Bufflehead
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
White-faced Ibis
American Avocet
Long-billed Curlew
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Horned Owl
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Northern Harrier
American Kestrel
Sora
American Coot
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
American Robin
Vesper Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Common Grackle
European Starling
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
As you may remember from last summer... I'm a hard guy to get ahold of out here. Best email me and I should be able to check my email once or twice a week.
Off to get some food before venturing back....
