OCAS Tuesday Morning Field Trip, April 11, 2017
 DSC_0386b.JPGOur first sighting of the morning was a flock of Cedar Waxwings. |
 DSC_0388b.JPGCedar Waxwings filled the top of a tree on the property. |
 DSC_0390b.JPGWe estimated there were 200 Cedar Waxwings in this flock. |
 DSC_0393b.JPGThere were also some introduced exotics on the property. |
 DSC_0398b.JPGPeacock |
 DSC_0429b.JPGSomeone noticed a pair of Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers building a nest over our heads. |
 DSC_0436b.JPGBlue-Gray Gnatcatcher with nest material in its bill |
 DSC_0440b.JPGBlue-Gray Gnatcatcher applying material to the outside of its nest |
 DSC_0444b.JPGBlue-Gray Gnatcatcher in its nest |
 DSC_0449b.JPGBlue-Gray Gnatcatcher |
 DSC_0467b.JPGBlue-Gray Gnatcatcher about to go for more nest material |
 DSC_0474b.JPGWhite-eyed Vireo |
 DSC_0479b.JPGWhite-eyed Vireo |
 DSC_0481b.JPGWhite-eyed Vireo |
 DSC_0488b.JPGEastern Phoebe |
 DSC_0499b.JPGEastern Phoebe |
 DSC_0506b.JPGPeafowl on the grounds as we departed |
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