2012 February 10 - Steigerwald NWR

We had another weather-obliging day on our field trip, with beautifully sunlit views of Western Meadowlarks, long views of Northern Harriers, Hooded Mergansers, a Pied-billed and Horned Grebe, good looks at Pileated Woodpeckers and a Red-tailed Hawk nest, with a special appearance by a female Mountain Bluebird at the fence along the dike. At Steigerwald we saw 46 species, with an additional three at Capt. William Clark Park.
*Added from Meg's list

Cackling Goose. Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose. Branta canadensis.
Tundra Swan. Cygnus columbianus.
American Wigeon. Anas americana.
Mallard. Anas platyrhynchos.
Northern Shoveler. Anas clypeata.
Northern Pintail. Anas acuta.
Green-winged Teal. Anas crecca.
Canvasback. Aythya valisineria.
Ring-necked Duck. Aythya collaris.
Lesser Scaup. Aythya affinis.
Bufflehead. Bucephala albeola.
Common Goldeneye. Bucephala clangula.
Hooded Merganser. Lophodytes cucullatus.
Horned Grebe. Podiceps auritus.
*Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps.
Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax auritus.
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias.
Bald Eagle. Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
Northern Harrier. Circus cyaneus.
Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis.
American Kestrel. Falco sparverius.
American Coot. Fulica americana.
Anna's Hummingbird. Calypte anna.
Belted Kingfisher. Megaceryle alcyon.
Downy Woodpecker. Picoides pubescens.
Northern Flicker. Colaptes auratus.
Pileated Woodpecker. Dryocopus pileatus.
Western Scrub-Jay. Aphelocoma californica.
Black-capped Chickadee. Poecile atricapillus.
White-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta carolinensis.
Brown Creeper. Certhia americana.
Bewick's Wren. Thryomanes bewickii.
Marsh Wren. Cistothorus palustris.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Regulus calendula.
Mountain Bluebird. Sialia currucoides.
American Robin. Turdus migratorius.
European Starling. Sturnus vulgaris.
Orange-crowned Warbler. Oreothlypis celata.
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dendroica coronata.
Spotted Towhee. Pipilo maculatus.
Savannah Sparrow. Passerculus sandwichensis.
Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia.
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Red-winged Blackbird. Agelaius phoeniceus.
Western Meadowlark. Sturnella neglecta.
Pine Siskin. Spinus pinus.

Capt. William Clark Park:

Red-necked Grebe. Podiceps grisegena. (seen by Clarice, Mark and Elizabeth)

Red-naped Sapsucker. Sphyrapicus nuchalis. (seen by Clarice)

Hairy Woodpecker. Picoides villosus. (seen by all)