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2011 Early Spring

January - April 2011

bright red Cardinal in a snow-covered tree

Male Northern Cardinal in the snow.

American Tree Sparrow, a brown and grey bird

American Tree Sparrow

Yellow-rumped Warbler, a brown bird with yellow blotches

An unusual but exciting February capture: Yellow-rumped Warbler

boardwalk through a muddy field of brush

Early spring boardwalk repairs in the net lanes.

bobcat tracks in the snow

Tracks of the ever elusive bobcat all around the banding area.

spotted bobcat facing away from the camera at night

The bobcat caught on file using a motion camera along one of the net lanes.

two small white-footed mice in the wet grass

The camera trap also captured 2 white-footed mice.

raccoon paw print in the mud, looks similar to a human hand print

Raccoon print in the mud.

Yellow-rumped Warbler in a tree with no leaves

A Yellow-rumped Warbler in March.

red-spotted newt crawling through the wet grass

One of the many red-spotted newts enjoying the wet spring at PARC.

Chipping Sparrow

An early spring capture of a Chipping Sparrow.

Golden-crowned Kinglet, a grey-green bird with a bright yelow crown of feathers on top of his head

Male Golden-crowned Kinglet.

Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow moving North in March.

kingfisher in a tree

A Belted Kingfisher returns.

two male Purple Finches at a feeder

A splash of color after a dull winter. Two ASY male Purple Finches.

male Purple Finch

One of the 30 Purple Finches banded in April.

close up of a Blue Jay's wing

An ASY Blue Jay. This bird can be aged as an ASY by the lack of a molt limit and the prominent black barring across its primary coverts.

Sharp-shinned Hawk with alternating white and brownish-red feathers across his chest

An adult male Sharp-shinned Hawk. Notice the red barring across the chest of this bird.

Dark-eyed Junco a bird with a grey back, white belly, and pink beak

An aberrant plumaged Dark-eyed Junco. Notice the white throat and cheek patch.

Linn Run, a rocky rushing stream

Rushing waters at a nearby state park: Linn Run.

Powdermill Avian Research Center sponsored in part by Colcom Foundation and the Laurel Foundation.
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