[Birdnet] White-winged Crossbills still in Huntsville - 1st Turkey Vultures of the year

[ibird2 at comcast.net]

This morning (4/01/09) Brian and Jeannette Nosker, Sharen Perry and I went to the Huntsville City Park to see if the White-winged Crossbills were still hanging out there. They are. We saw about 20 altogether. We saw our first Turkey Vulture for this year. Three of them were circling around the park. South of the park about 24 Wild Turkey decided it was time to be up and about and dropped out of a Spruce tree and ambled of to the west. Two Canada Geese had taking over the Osprey hacking tower, near Anderson Cove Campground. They did the same last year. 
We saw the following species: 
Canada Geese Black-capped Chickadee 
Mallard Dark-eyed Junco 
American Wigeon Gray-headed race of Dark-Eyed Junco 
American Robin Pine Siskin (about 30) 
Northern Flicker Turkey Vulture 
White-winged Crossbill House 
Wild Turkey 
Red-tailed Hawk 
Swainson's Hawk 
Great Horned Owl (on a nest in a big Cottonwood at the home of Jim McKay) 
Eight of us met for breakfast before the trip. It was snowing while we were eating so the other four decided to go with us. Don't let the weather stop you from birding. You never know what you'll miss out on by doing so. 
Les Talbot - ibird2 at comcast.net 
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