2-3-16 Centennial Woods

My birding expedition took place at 1:13 p.m. on February 3, 2016. The location was Centennial Woods in Burlington, Vermont. The weather was cloudy and slightly windy for the duration of my trip and the temperature was 43 degrees.

During the walk up to Centennial Woods from campus, we were able to identify four American Robins and an American Crow. The four Robins were seen foraging on the ground near the edge of the woods and the Crow was seen in flight near the UVM Police Station. The first section of our trip took place in the second-growth portion of Centennial Woods. We stopped at the first bird feeder for about a half hour and recorded the species of birds that were both seen and heard. Upon arrival there were three Black-capped Chickadees foraging on the ground for seeds and occasionally fluttering up to the bird feeder. About 20 minutes later a male Downy Woodpecker landed on the bird feeder. He did not eat from the feeder at all and flew away about 30 seconds after his arrival. While at this location, we additionally could heard the chirping of Northern Cardinals, however we did not actually see any.

We then ventured deeper into Centennial Woods, where the old growth potion of the forest is. No birds were close enough for us to actually identify, but we did hear the sounds of pecking woodpeckers in the distance.

The last location of our trip was the bird feeder at the edge of Centennial Woods that is close to the road. We again identified four Black-capped Chickadees foraging around the feeder. We waited at this location for about 20 minutes and just when we were about to leave, a White-breasted Nuthatch (most likely female) landed on a tree approximately 20 feet away from us. She climbed a couple feet up the tree and then proceeded to fly away. We then departed from the woods.

Publicado el 06 de febrero de 2016 a las 10:51 PM por kbullock