March 2018 birds

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And here's March...  It was an interesting month.

Still lots of winter finches like this Hoary redpoll and a platform feeder with a mixed bag of birds:





And a Rough-legged hawk along the road near home:

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Another shot of the Rough-legged hawk above a farm field:


A juvenile Sharp-shinned hawk came by a few times, much to the consternation of the feeder birds:

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And, finally, Sandhill cranes hanging out in a local woodland.  Odd to see them in the woods, but they're actually quite common here, especially near woodland wetlands.