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Field Trip Report for Thursday, December 23rd, 2004 (CBC Hotspots)

We went birding at the Logan Golf Course, stopped at many sites as we traveled north from the golf course to the Smithfield Cemetery, visited Mack Park, and sites in the vicinity of Benson. At the Smithfield Cemetery it was fun to see a White-breasted Nuthatch (this bird got Reinhard excited and moving rapidly to get the bird in his binoculars). We also saw two Barn Owls. At the edge of the cemetery, eating some apples, were several Cedar Waxwings.

At Mack Park we saw four Red-tailed Hawks putting on a gorgeous aerial display. At one point it looked as if two of the Hawks collided and locked talons. We looked for Blue Jays, but came up empty handed. We did see a Belted Kingfisher and a Brown Creeper.
– Buck Russell 12/23/04

Complete Trip Bird List:

Logan Golf Course Trail
Black-capped Chickadee
Northern Flicker
Townsend's Solitaire
Bald Eagle

Traveling north to Smithfield, numerous stops
House Finch
European Starling
American Robin
Black-billed Magpie
House Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
American Crow
American Kestrel
Ring-billed Gull

Smithfield Cemetery
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pine Siskin
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Goldfinch
Cedar Waxwing
Barn Owl
Red Crossbill

Mack Park
Belted Kingfisher
Brown Creeper
Mountain Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-tailed Hawk

Traveling west towards Benson, Valley View Highway, numerous stops
Rock Pigeon
Song Sparrow
Northern Harrier
Canada Geese
Pied-billed Grebe
Mallard