We went out both Saturday and Sunday of this past weekend hiking and looking for new birds. I'm guessing 'walking' through the woods might not be the best way to find new birds since I didn't have any luck. Sitting and waiting might be best??? I'm finding that I don't have much patience in that area. I did get 4 new life birds this weekend though. Nothing too exciting (except the Northern Flicker that came to my own backyard. I didn't have to leave the house for that). Other than the Flicker, I documented a Mallard pair, some Turkey Vultures, and some Black Vultures; nothing I haven't seen 100 times before I'm sure. I had a great time out and about with my family though, enjoying all that West Virginia has to offer. Rushing streams, peaceful ponds, dense forest, old ruins, tadpole eggs...so much to explore and experience.
Saturday morning, while I was still getting ready for the day, my oldest son spotted a "new" bird in our backyard. He pointed it out to my husband and my husband took some pictures of it for me. When I came downstairs they excitedly told me about the new bird and we downloaded the pictures. We easily identified him as a Northern Flicker. Very cool bird. He has a perfect black bib on his chest, which made him pretty easy to ID. This bird has so many different beautiful markings. I hope you get to see one one day. A new one came to see me this morning.
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