Field Journal 7

I went birding on 4/24/21. I started at 2:14 pm and ended at 3:50 pm. I walked from my house downtown to the Winooski Salmon Hole. The habitat was some main streets and urban areas and dense woods and river banks. The weather was 66 degrees and cloudy with slight rain for 10 minutes. The wind was at 9 mph.

The birds were very vocal. Some went on chirping for 5 minutes straight. I could hear different pitches of the same call leading me to believe there were different birds talking to each other. This could be a sign of males and females looking for a mate. I also saw some song sparrows chasing each other. That leads me to believe there might have been a territory squabble or in pursuit of a mate. Since at some points there were very quiet as I passed by I thought that might be a defense as I had a dog with me. I also saw many robins hopping on the ground picking up sticks, I would assume it was for their nests.

When I was walking to the salmon hole, I did pass by one nest that had a plastic bag in it which I was very concerned about. It was a very open nest so I thought it might be an American Robin nest. At the salmon hole, the trees are very tall and some were very dense. I figure that a lot of the birds would nest higher up in the dense parts. I also passed by a snag that had holes inside which made me think there were some cavity nesters taking up residence.

There was a Song Sparrow that was very vocal for a while. I assume it was trying to call for a mate or defending its territory. The territory was a large tree on the bank of the river. I would assume that it would be prime territory as it was a dense tree next to a water source and food sources. I would assume that this bird would have high fitness.

The Salmon Hole was riddled with trash. As I saw some Robins picking up small sticks and twigs, which made me happy but since there is a high supply of trash I wonder if it will also take those materials as well.

Mini Activity: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nSQw0MajCkII_dT3ISM11GYMrY6-9hSK/view?usp=sharing

Julkaistu huhtikuu 25, 2021 04:30 IP. käyttäjältä betseyroselocke