Bird Watching Diary - 20160307

20160307

Not a bird but very interesting. I saw a Mountain Lion just on the other side of the N fence in my back yard at 11:30 this morning. It looked me right in the eye at a distance of about 30 meters. I saw it through binoculars and then it silently moved behind the bushes out of site. No further sightings of the Mountain Lion today. I will look into getting a stationary wildlife motion sensor camera.

Identified at 16:00 a Pileated Woodpecker on my magnolia tree in the back yard.(See Image Below)

Identified and video recorded a Northern Mockingbird fight at 16:30. They had been flying very close to my head all day. I have since researched that they can be aggressive not only to other birds but Humans too. Saw lots of Cardinals of both sexes today, lots of Robins, lots of Blue Jays, and lots of Northern Mockingbirds.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_6830733_mockingbirds-aggressive-behavior.html#ixzz2GjjGWNAp

Two Northern Mockingbirds facing off.  (See Image Below)

Two Northern Mockingbirds in mid-air fight. (See Video below.)

(Prevalent birds viewed: American Tree Sparrow Field Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Northern Mockingbird Cardinal Robin Mourning Dove Blue Jay)