Bird Walk #7

Got some new species this morning to add to our total bird list for the fall.  We had dark-eyed juncos (a new temperate migrant), pileated woodpecker, red-tailed hawk and we got a great look at an Eastern screech owl (below).  It was a red morph owl that was getting mobbed by song birds.  We went to investigate and saw it about 12 feet up in a tree that was still holding on to its leaves.  Great spot for the morning.  This brings our total to about 80 different species of birds.  Not bad for a simple 1/2 mile transect.

Eastern Screech Owl (owling.com)