Monday, October 31, 2011

Bandtail Pigeons, Pileated Woodpecker, and Robin








I saw Bandtail Pigeons, I think, flying in Flocks along Glacier Wall, while making the Outside Loop counterclockwise...pics up...when I started out from the Cabin, I heard Pileated Woodpecker in the Backyard...sighted Pileated in the Ponderosa Snag, and too, sighted Robins in the Dogwoods...after some effort, walking under Branches and through Briers, I found a place to set up under the Dogwoods by the Fence...everytime the workmen started into hammering and firing off the nail gun, Robins would fly off...thought was, Pileated might come to the Dogwoods, and in a few moments of quiet, this happened!...hd clips, but Pileated most always hidden by Leaves...time to time, tried for Robin clips and pics, but not much luck...Light faded around four thirty, and I started the Loop...quiet..Mallard at Swinging Bridge, Mallard at Chapel Bridge, and at Last Light, while sitting at Owl Log at Creek's End, Female Mallard plopped in the Merced while I was reviewing the Pileated pics and clips...noisy Mallard too, quacking while I walked back to the Cabin in the gloaming...a fine walk in the 'amazing light'--tourist's comment by CAD Beach...Leaves have fallen off the Cottonwoods...it's an odd Fall, Leaf Changing wise...had hoped to hear Owl, but no luck...Owl has been quite over a week now...sunny blueblue warm...report of Bobcat right in front of the Cabin this morning...report of Eagle, 'every morning' just downhill from Hornitos...Tioga is open, and I've resisted rollabouts thataway...trying to save money a bit so I can go somewhere on vacation...butbut, sure to be another Blueblue Day tomorrow, so the tug thataway is strong!...and Tioga for sure will be closed if Storm en route brings a lot of Snow...oh...now news weather says a light Storm...hmmph...Acron Woodpecker was pestering Pileated--almost got flight pic...and Ouzel at Cottonwood Bend, actually, Ouzels, here and there, all along the River from Chapel Bridge to Swinging Bridge...Phoebe at Cottonwood Bend too....and DownyOrHairy Woodpeckers in Backyard.....Blue Jays, Ravens....,maybe Wren call...