Let's hope we see the Mockingbird again tomorrow, etc. At first we thought it was a Blue Jay today at the feeder.
Molie

This post was edited by mjc_molie on Thu, Feb 13, 14 at 9:05

I'll be doing this bird count!
NH Audubon bird count was last weekend and I had a flock of cedar waxwings finishing off some crabapples.
What fun!

I counted in various places yesterday and photographed some nice birds in the local marsh, but one of the great things about the GBBC is that you can check on the whereabouts of a bird that's a harbinger of spring.

Red-winged Blackbirds were seen in the hundreds in southeastern Massachusetts and there are reports in CT and RI. I myself saw a Brown-headed Cowbird this morning which is a bird that migrates early, usually with the grackles, close behind the red-wings.

Spring is closer!

Birds in the marsh:
Great Blue Heron

Green-winged Teal

Red-breasted Merganser

Buffleheads and a Canada Goose (one of many many Canada Geese)

Claire

Lovely pictures. Marshes and ponds are simply the best! The heron looks as if he's walking in front of a diamond curtain. Can't be certain, but I think I detected a whiff of 'essence of spring' night before last just before 10PM. We'll see.
Jane

An interim report as the GBBC winds up, with lots of information on what birds were seen where:

GBBC eNewsletter
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And as of 5:40 PM Feb. 20, 2014

Checklists Submitted from 131 countries:
133571

Total Species Observed:
4005

Total Individual Birds Counted:
16471475

and there's still checklists coming in!

Claire