Upper Bidwell Park
Thursday OLLI/Primetimers went to Horseshoe Lake in Upper Bidwell Park. It was cool early with very little wind and a clear sky. There were 33 participants so we divided into three groups. The three groups sighted a total of 35 species:
Great Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
American Kestrel
Red-tailed Hawk
California Quail
American Coot
Killdeer
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
American Crow
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Western Bluebird
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird
Lesser Gold Finch
Everyone seemed to have a good time!
Next week we go to Feather River Parkway in Oroville. More information early next week.
Carl