Surprise

[tuularose at juno dot com]

Thursday evening I got home from work around 5:30 pm and glansing out of
my kitchen window  saw a different  larger sparrow with the group of
white-crowns that have been at my feeders since the snow fell. It was
getting a little dark already and I had to go back out to my car to get
the binoculars.  The bird was still there and lo and behold, it really
was a HARRIS' SPARROW!  What an exciting yard bird number 50.  It looked
more like an immature bird than Dennis'  silage pit one in Lakeshore with
less black on the throat.

If I see it again tomorrow and over the weekend, I'll post in case
someone did not get the other one yet. Maybe that one is still in
Lakeshore. 

To K.C.'s question:  The Hall family in Springville have had exotics in
their ponds for years. They used to have a beautiful Mandarin duck and a
Tufted duck. Haven't seen those for a couple of years. The swans are
still around, and the Chinese and Bar-headed geese. I've seen Ruddy
shellducks, Eurasian wigeons and lots of Wood ducks at times. It's fun to
drive by and see their pot-bellied pig, llamas, ostridges, karibou etc.
besides the water birds.  Take the main Springville exit  east toward
town, past the railroad tracks and turn left at the next street going
north. There is a brick fence with wagon wheels by it. Proceed a couple
of hayfields north and the ponds are on the right, on both sides of the
house. It's a nice place.

Happy birding   ~  Tuula

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