Yeah for Essex and Orleans! I am looking forward to birding with you in
March!
Patti

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Thomas Berriman
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Looking to find a few species for Essex and Orleans the last two days I
> came
> up with a few to start us off. Of couse I checked the top of almost every
> conifer for that special Owl but no luck today.
> In Orleans:
> 35 Snow Buntings
> 225 Mallards (Crystal Lake 1/2 acre open spot)
> 32 Horned Larks
> 12 Brown-headed Cow Bird (great bird for the Kingdom in late Jan.)
> 2 Black ducks
> 1 Red-tailed Hawk
>
> In Essex today:
> 1 Bald Eagle (adult) no open water around
> 1 Cooper's Hawk
> 160 Snow Bunting (good for Essex with so few farms)
> 2 Ravens
>