Lake Birding and Other Recent Outings....

The past couple of weeks, I've been checking Lake Lanier for birds that I need for my life and year lists. The past two times, no luck, this time! Bingo!

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15799133
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15799159

Some of the birds were over a mile out...so no pictures of them, but here are a few pictures of closer up birds.

Common Loon

 Horned Grebes with a Pied-billed Grebe

Fisherman with gulls


The Bonaparte's Gull was lifebird 305! HOGR and BOGU are both yearbirds.

On Wednesday, I birded a horse-farm/riding lesson place during my sisters horse-riding lesson.

I saw:

Chipping Sparrow 200+
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 7
Merlin 1 YAY

+ a few others.

I'll be doing that again. :)

I'll try to get better pictures next time.