On Sat. June 6, I saw and heard a spotted towhee happily singing in a tree next to Wanaka Lake, and a pair of western grebes in the lake, and an osprey flying over it. Same day, saw a pied-billed merganser at Hecla Pond - he was alone - and a juvenile black-capped night heron has been flying around early evening every day for at least the past week. Isn't it too early for this year's juveniles to be flying around already? I thought perhaps he was a last year's baby. Does anyone know when they get their adult plumage? I also heard a bittern at Hecla, but did not see him - I've only been able to see bird once in the 5 years I've been stalking it, but he vanished B4 I could even get my camera up. Also at Hecla, the great blue heron show continues - I know they are common, but it think it's uncommon to be able to see the whole process from gathering sticks for the nest to the fledging of the juveniles - and I didn't have to drive to Hygiene to see it. It has also attracted the younger set - I spoke with two recent h.s. grads who were over the moon about seeing the babies being fed - it was very sweet. (Pic below, just b/c I think it's neat.)
To the gentlemen who ventured out to hear the things that go bump in the night: Thank you. I love to wander around at night when the moon is bright, and have heard things I cannot find or identify. I listened to a saw-whet owl's sound after reading your post, and that's one of the sounds I have heard and was unable to identify for years. Also, listened to the nightjar sound - I heard one of them just the other night on the Coal Creek trail when the moon was full-ish - probably Sunday. The recording I listened to just ID'd it as a nightjar, so don't really know which kind of nightjar it was, but I've been trying to figure out if it was even a bird for years. Thanks again! One last thing. Could someone please tell me if the bird pictured below is a savannah sparrow? I know they are real common, but I don't remember seeing one before and didn't know what it was and was the only one I could find in books or online with yellow over its eyes, and l was close enough to see it was definitely yellow. Thanks in advance.
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