Big Day (Bird Race)

29 February 2000

by Pam Allen
 

Big Day Statistics:

• 64 species
• 255 miles by car, 1 by foot; 0706 to 1915 hours
• Visiting: Badger Creek State Park, Walnut Woods State Park, Saylorville Lake, Big Creek State Park, Ledges State Park, McCord's Pond, Long Pond, Lakin Slough, Bay's Branch.
• Species of Note: Great Blue Heron (Missed), Bufflehead (Missed).

 

Pied-billed Grebe
Trumpeter Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wild Turkey
American Coot
Killdeer
American Woodcock
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Horned Lark
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Reid Allen
RAllenBird@aol.com