Knowing full well that I would not see the Gyrfalcon if I tried for it I decided to take it easy. Myna was a bit restless mid morning so after a bit of ball time in the yard I thought a nice walk along the Paxtang Parkway was in order. This portion of roadway once was drivable and connected Paxtang to the Kline Village area, it is now a part of the Capital Area Greenbelt. http://caga.org/ The Paxtang Parkway section passes through a nice piece of suburban woodland offering the city dweller a forest like experience.
The morning air was nowhere near as bitter as the previous morning and this made for a pleasant walk. Warming sunlight was also helpful and bird activity was high. During our two mile jaunt I observed 32 species of which 4 were new for the year for me, Merlin (a bird found on the Harrisburg CBC, 12/17/11, and seen several times the past few weeks), Hermit Thrush, Cedar Waxwing and Fox Sparrow.
The Merlin was hanging out in the area it was first spotted a few weeks back, the power line cut that crosses the Parkway near Myna's Pool. The Merlin must like the openness of the area and the brushy edges that always harbor a good population of small passerines.
Myna and I had a pleasant walk, she got to play and swim a bit and I got to add four birds to the list for the year...a win, win all the way around!
Species for the year Dauphin--57 PA--60
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