Keene Airport 10/7/07 (Swanzey, NH)

I birded the Keene Airport, after visiting my girlfriend today, ( a two airport day!) area later this afternoon, walking the back road to the waste water treatment plant and back. Over the past few years I have seen good reports from here by local birders, so I figured it was worth the effort. While there were no big surprises I was pleased to see 9 White-crowned (7 Imm. and 2 adults) , 1 Lincon's and 1 Field Saprrow along with a Rusty Blackbird and several Cedar Waxings. Any time I see an Owl during the daylight is special and this afternoon I had a nice look at this Barred Owl (below).

Barred Owl (digi-binned)
Barred Owl (D-B)

The bird list:

Canada Goose...50
Mallard...1
Turkey Vulture...2
American Kestrel...1
Mourning Dove...3
Barred Owl...1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker...3
Downy Woodpecker...6
Hairy Woodpecker...2
Northern Flicker...5
Eastern Phoebe...7
Blue-headed Vireo...2
Blue Jay...20
American Crow...6
Black-capped Chickadee...10
Tufted Titmouse...1
White-breasted Nuthatch...2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet...1
Hermit Thrush...1
American Robin...2
Gray Catbird...3
Cedar Waxwing...50
Black-throated Blue Warbler...1
Yellow-rumped Warbler...8
Palm Warbler...6
Common Yellowthroat...4
Field Sparrow...1
Savannah Sparrow...8
Song Sparrow...6
Lincoln's Sparrow...1
Swamp Sparrow...10
White-throated Sparrow...20
White-crowned Sparrow...9
Dark-eyed Junco...8
Eastern Meadowlark...1
Rusty Blackbird...1
Purple Finch...3
American Goldfinch...5
House Sparrow...2