Nisqually Birds

It was cloudy, sprinkling rain. About 60 degrees F. Afternoon.
First, I heard a few American Robins and Song Sparrows. It was probably too cold out for the Hummingbirds to be out. Far away in what looked to be a dead tree sat a family of Great Horned Owls, but without binoculars it was to see them clearly. Then, some other type of bird of prey flew overhead and landed in the tree right next to the walkway. The group came to the conclusion that it was a juvenile red tailed hawk. There was no red on the tail just yet and it was still brown and white/cream speckled. It flew from the more forested area to sit on a branch of a tree with no leaves overlooking a field area. It was obviously not happy with the amount of us and our noise level probably, and it eventually flew off into a tree further away from us, closer to the open field, more than likely looking for food. I then saw a great blue heron land in a grassy area walking around next to some Canadian Geese that at first tried to chase him off, but then just walked away from him when he wasn't scared. Far off in the distance were 2 large bald eagles sitting in trees, probably scoping the area for food as well. There were quite a few different species of waterfowl out swimming around too.

Posted on May 3, 2012 10:46 AM by wellska