In spite of the poor weather, 15 people participated in the
February 2017 Travis Audubon Monthly field trip at Commons Ford. The temperatures stayed in the 50s throughout
the morning and otherwise the weather alternated between thick fog, to heavy
sprinkles to mist. Needless to say this
affected the number of bird species seen.
Only 36 species were identified by sight or
vocalization. We would expect to get at
least 50 species in February. Highlights
included flocks of American Robin and good looks at both Red-bellied and
Golden-fronted Woodpecker. We only had
six sparrow species but those included Fox and Harris’s as well as a total of
nine Song. At least five Song Sparrow
were out in the open perched together pecking for seed on the ground. We were also able to see the continuing Sedge
Wren(s?) in the prairie.
