A wonderful autumn Saturday of birding at Discovery Park, mostly on the Loop Trail. Special highlights for us were the VARIED THRUSHES, SHORT EARED OWL, & TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS.
Mixed flocks of:BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE
CHESTNUT BACKED CHICKADEE
RED BREASTED NUTHATCH
RUBY CROWNED KINGLET
GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLET
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (>3, two different locations)
HUTTON'S VIREO
BEWICK'S WREN
Also (please forgive the *dis*ordered list):SPOTTED TOWHEE
DARK EYED JUNCO
SONG SPARROW - (two banded SOSP: pale blue/red (left) + red/metal (right) near playground accessed by East Lot; green/dk. blue (left) + green/metal (right) ~.5 mile south of North Bluff on Loop Trail)
GLAUCOUS WINGED GULL
CANADA GOOSE (9, flying over)SHORT EARED OWL (in Historic District, over field)STELLAR'S JAYAMERICAN CROW
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD
WINTER WREN
AMERICAN ROBIN
VARIED THRUSH
BROWN CREEPERHOUSE FINCH
PINE SISKIN
EUROPEAN STARLINGROCK DOVEDOWNY WOODPECKER (male)
NORTHERN FLICKER



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