Plano Outdoor Learning Center / Bob Woodruff Park

Nov 29, 2008

Highlight today was a female Merlin (distant view, Bob Woodruff Park south of Park Blvd)

Merlin

Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker
Great-tailed Grackle female Great-tailed Grackle
Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron
American Goldfinch feeding in a ragweed patch American Goldfinch

American Robin

American Robin
Winged Elm (Ulmus alata) Winged Elm
Red-shouldered Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk

House Finch.
My first thought was Purple Finch based on the face pattern and wide, short streaks below- but the curved culmen and the lack of a pronounced eye stripe seems more consistent with female House Finch.

House Finch
fall colors fall colors