{"id":10681,"date":"2013-11-12T08:59:21","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T23:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=10681"},"modified":"2013-11-21T09:25:10","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T00:25:10","slug":"national-arboretum-november-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=10681","title":{"rendered":"Gwangneung National Arboretum, November 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Birds News from Patrick Blake, Melanie Proteau Blake, Bradlee Sulentic, and Jason Loghry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our birding party focused on the Korean National Arboretum, spending the bulk of the day scouring the grounds for migrants. \u00a0Our spirits (not to mention our clothes, equipment, and everything else) were dampened by the continuous rain that started soon after our arrival. \u00a0The birding slowed to a crawl while the rain continued, but exploded once the weather broke around 3pm. \u00a0Below is a list of the species observed throughout the day:<\/p>\n

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1. \u00a0Mandarin Duck<\/b>\u00a0Aix galericulata<\/i>\u00a0(8)<\/div>\n
2. \u00a0Little Grebe<\/b>\u00a0Tachybaptus ruficollis <\/i>(1)<\/div>\n
3. \u00a0Grey Heron<\/b>\u00a0Ardea cinereus<\/i>\u00a0(2)<\/div>\n
4. \u00a0Solitary Snipe<\/b>\u00a0Gallinago solitaria<\/i>\u00a0(2, including 1 flyover)<\/div>\n
5. \u00a0Oriental Turtle Dove<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Streptopelia orientalis <\/i>(2)<\/div>\n
6. \u00a0Eurasian Eagle-Owl <\/b>Bubo bubo<\/i>\u00a0(1)<\/div>\n
7. \u00a0Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker <\/b>Dendrocopos kizuki<\/i>\u00a0(4)<\/div>\n
8. \u00a0Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker\u00a0<\/b>Dendrocopos canicapillus <\/i>(2)<\/div>\n
9. \u00a0Great Spotted Woodpecker <\/b>Dendrocopos major <\/i>(3)<\/div>\n
10. \u00a0Bull-headed Shrike<\/b>\u00a0Lanius bucephalus<\/i>\u00a0(2)<\/div>\n
11. \u00a0Eurasian Jay<\/b>\u00a0Garrulus glandarius<\/i>\u00a0(3)<\/div>\n
12. \u00a0Eurasian Magpie<\/b>\u00a0Pica pica<\/i>\u00a0(2)<\/div>\n
13. \u00a0Large-billed Crow<\/b>\u00a0Corvus macrorhynchos<\/i>\u00a0(9+)<\/div>\n
14. \u00a0Marsh Tit<\/b>\u00a0Poecile palustris <\/i>(4)<\/div>\n
15. \u00a0Varied Tit<\/b>\u00a0Poecile varius<\/i>\u00a0(3)<\/div>\n
16. \u00a0Coal Tit<\/b>\u00a0Periparus ater<\/i>\u00a0(5)<\/div>\n
17. \u00a0Yellow-bellied Tit<\/b>\u00a0Periparus venustulus<\/i>\u00a0(9+)<\/div>\n
18. \u00a0Eastern Great Tit<\/b>\u00a0Parus minor <\/i>(16+)<\/div>\n
19. \u00a0Long-tailed Tit<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Aegithalos caudacutus<\/i>\u00a0(7)<\/div>\n
20. \u00a0Eurasian Nuthatch<\/b>\u00a0Sitta europaea<\/i>\u00a0(2)<\/div>\n
21. \u00a0Eurasian Treecreeper <\/b>Certhia familiaris<\/i>\u00a0(1 BS, PB, MPB)<\/div>\n
22. \u00a0Brown-eared Bulbul<\/b>\u00a0Hypsipetes amaurotis<\/i>\u00a0(40+)<\/div>\n
23. \u00a0Yellow-throated Bunting<\/b>\u00a0Emberiza elegans<\/i>\u00a0(30+)<\/div>\n
24. Rustic Bunting<\/b>\u00a0Emberiza rustica<\/i>\u00a0(60+, JL)<\/div>\n
25. Brown Dipper<\/b> Cinclus pallasii<\/i> (1, JL)<\/div>\n
26. Hawfinch<\/b> Coccothraustes coccothraustes<\/i> (18+)<\/div>\n
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\"IMG_1611-L-small\"<\/a>Solitary Snipe<\/b> Gallinago solitaria<\/i>, \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1599-L-small\"<\/a>Eurasian Eagle-Owl <\/b>Bubo bubo<\/i>, \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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