[birding] Finley this morning

[Molly Monroe]

We had our first Lazuli Bunting at the office feeder today. I've been seeing the 'golden' Purple Finch for a few weeks now, he's quite striking! The quail have also discovered the feeder and are appreciating the two brush piles. They wait for the morning "traffic" to settle in and come over for a quick clean up of the scraps. Very cute...
Molly~

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> From: willwright26 at q.com
> To: austin at austinbooth.com; birding at midvalleybirding.org
> Subject: Re: [birding] Finley this morning
> Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 16:44:01 -0700
> CC: 
> 
> In addition to the birds Austin mentions, there was a single Wilson's 
> Phalarope near the bridges, and the Blue-winged Teal male continues.  No 
> Peacock today.
> 
> --Will
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Austin Booth" <austin at austinbooth.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 12:28 PM
> To: <birding at midvalleybirding.org>
> Subject: [birding] Finley this morning
> 
> > I birded Finley this morning. I didn't see any of my target birds but I 
> > added a few others to my year list. I came in on Finley Refuge Rd and did 
> > the loop to Bruce Rd.
> >
> > At Cabell Marsh I had a male LAZULI BUNTING near the observation gazebo 
> > structure at the top of the hill had good scope views of BAND-TAILED 
> > PIGEONS perched in the dead trees when you first get down to the marsh.
> >
> > At the big grassy hillside on Finley Refuge Rd right after Cabell Marsh I 
> > saw what I believe was a DUSKY FLYCATCHER perched on a sign at the pull 
> > out. I'm not great at distinguishing empidonax flycatchers but based on 
> > the habitat (a grassy hillside with scattered shrubs and small trees) I'm 
> > thinking it was most likely a dusky.
> >
> > There were lots of finches, goldfinches and black-headed grossbeaks at the 
> > feeders at refuge headquarters. One particular bird was very interesting, 
> > I believe it was a Yellow variant Purple Finch which I've never seen 
> > before, I've only seen it in house finches.
> >
> > On Bruce Rd I heard two VIRGINIA RAILS calling as soon as I got to the 
> > scrape ponds and I also heard a SORA. In the same location toward the back 
> > of the scrape pond I saw an AMERICAN BITTERN sticking its long head and 
> > bill out of the grass. On the other end of the scrape ponds I saw 4 
> > YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS where they had been seen before, 3 females and 
> > one male.
> >
> > Austin Booth
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