Tree Sparrows numbered only 88 and were accompanied by 6 Blackbirds, 2 Yellowhammers, 9 Chaffinch and 2 Redwings. I finish for the Christmas hols tomorrow and I am then off work until 4th January, so I am looking forward to nearly 2 weeks of daily birding, even it is a bit cold!
Here's a bright bird from Nigel in Canada; a Northern Cardinal. I wouldn't want to be extracting one of those with cold fingers. I have had my fingers nipped by many a Cardinal, but only when it was warm.
4 comments:
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are worse!
...I feel a game of 'My-bite-is-worse-than-yours' coming on!
I totally agree with you Peter. I would say that Rose-breasted Grosbeak is the worst species I have extracted for its'nip'. I can remember extracting one particular female Grosbeak at Long Point when Deer Flies were ripping chunks out of my forehead and the Grosbeak chunks out of my fingers!
Minus 9.5 ? Thats toasty mate !!
I went out looking for redpolls yesterday and it was feckin arctic !! - 13 according to my car !
I'm glad it wasn't -13 here! It's got up to +1.5 today, positively tropical!
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