{"id":3534,"date":"2012-10-20T18:50:11","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T22:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=3534"},"modified":"2012-10-20T19:56:54","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T23:56:54","slug":"slow-birding-at-greenbury-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=3534","title":{"rendered":"Slow Birding at Greenbury Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D3534&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>The great weather continued today, but not the great birding. I did see a distant Ruddy Duck, which may mean more ducks are on the way soon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3535\" style=\"width: 546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/slow-birding-at-greenbury-point\/ruddy-duck-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3535\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3535\" data-attachment-id=\"3535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=3535\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2.jpg?fit=536%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"536,376\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ruddy Duck \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This distant Ruddy Duck  was by himself.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2.jpg?fit=536%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2.jpg?resize=536%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruddy Duck \" title=\"Ruddy Duck \" width=\"536\" height=\"376\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2.jpg?w=536&amp;ssl=1 536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2.jpg?resize=427%2C300&amp;ssl=1 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This distant Ruddy Duck  was by himself.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3538\" style=\"width: 1546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/slow-birding-at-greenbury-point\/song-sparrow-10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3538\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3538\" data-attachment-id=\"3538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=3538\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-10.jpg?fit=1536%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Song Sparrow \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I saw hundreds of Song Sparrows in large flocks. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-10.jpg?fit=584%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-10.jpg?resize=584%2C342&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Song Sparrow \" title=\"Song Sparrow \" width=\"584\" height=\"342\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-10.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-10.jpg?resize=500%2C292&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-10.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I saw hundreds of Song Sparrows in large flocks.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3542\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/slow-birding-at-greenbury-point\/palm-warbler-29\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3542\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3542\" data-attachment-id=\"3542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=3542\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Palm-Warbler-29.jpg?fit=636%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"636,492\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Palm  Warbler \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Palm Warbles are common at Greenbury Point.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Palm-Warbler-29.jpg?fit=584%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Palm-Warbler-29.jpg?resize=584%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Palm  Warbler \" title=\"Palm  Warbler \" width=\"584\" height=\"452\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Palm-Warbler-29.jpg?w=636&amp;ssl=1 636w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Palm-Warbler-29.jpg?resize=387%2C300&amp;ssl=1 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palm Warbles are common at Greenbury Point.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3544\" style=\"width: 886px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/slow-birding-at-greenbury-point\/chickadee-40\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3544\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3544\" data-attachment-id=\"3544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=3544\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Chickadee-40.jpg?fit=876%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"876,652\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chickadee \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Chickadee  was hanging out with a flock of Goldfinches.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Chickadee-40.jpg?fit=584%2C435&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Chickadee-40.jpg?resize=584%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chickadee \" title=\"Chickadee \" width=\"584\" height=\"435\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Chickadee-40.jpg?w=876&amp;ssl=1 876w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Chickadee-40.jpg?resize=403%2C300&amp;ssl=1 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Chickadee  was hanging out with a flock of Goldfinches.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3546\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/slow-birding-at-greenbury-point\/goldfinch-46\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3546\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3546\" data-attachment-id=\"3546\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=3546\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Goldfinch-46.jpg?fit=900%2C756&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,756\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Goldfinch \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Goldfinch  has assumed his drab Winter plumage.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Goldfinch-46.jpg?fit=584%2C491&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Goldfinch-46.jpg?resize=584%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Goldfinch \" title=\"Goldfinch \" width=\"584\" height=\"491\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Goldfinch-46.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Goldfinch-46.jpg?resize=357%2C300&amp;ssl=1 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Goldfinch  has assumed his drab Winter plumage.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D3534&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like 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