sprocket i/o

On Saturday, Dallas and I finished the Birdwatching Class at Emory, taught by Jerry Brunner.

Here are my favorite photos from each of the field trips we did. From top-bottom left-right, they were taken at Lullwater Park (Emory in Atlanta), Monastery of the Holy Spirit (Conyers), Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area – Johnson Ferry North (Roswell), and the Newman Wetlands Center (Hampton).

Baby Barred Owl	Tennessee Warbler
Scarlet Tanager	Ruby-throated Hummingbird

What I learned:

• Bird calls, particularly Wood Thrushes and Towhees
• Just how common rare birds are if you know how to look for them!
• The importance of a scope
• How to identify different species of swallows and hawks
• How to tell between an American
• Bird feeders: what’s good food, and how to clean them
• There is a lot of great local places to go birdwatching

What I saw:

I managed to land quite a few lifers on the field trips (first time seeing a bird):

• Scarlet Tanager
• Summer Tanager
• Blue Grosbeak
• Common Yellowthroat
• Great Crested Flycatcher
• Ivory-billed Woodpecker
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow
• Northern Waterthrush
• Orchard Oriole
• Palm Warbler

I’m sure there were others, but that list alone makes me heartily recommend this class. I’m eager to see what else I get to spot this summer!