JR's Flight Site

The Adelie Penguin is the smallest and most widely distributed Penguins in the Antarctic.

The Adelie Penguin is most commonly studied species of Penguin.

In the winter Adelie Penguins stay at sea resting on packs of ice and icebergs in groups Adelie Penguins can dive up to 500 feet for prey but usually they dive much shallower.

There is fierce competition among Penguins for nesting sites especially on the higher well-drained ground. Stealing pebbles from neighboring birds nests is favorite pastime.

The Adelies main oceanic predators are Leopard seals wich often lie in wait beneath the ledges to snair the first penguin into the water.

Source: Wildlife of Antarctica

I am going to post 1 fact about every species of Penguins known to man.

African Penguins are the least most studied penguins.

Adelie Penguins are the smallest penguins.

Chinstrap Penguins can dive to a maximum of 230 ft.

The Emperor Penguin is the biggest penguin.

For safety and security the Erect Crested Penguin often climb very steep rock faces to breed on ledges.

The average lifespan of a Fairy Penguin is about 7 years.

The Fjordland Penguin is sometimes called the thick billed Penguin.

The Galapagos Penguins hold their flippers out to help the heat escape their bodies and to protect their feet from getting sunburned.

The Gentoo Penguin has the most prominent tail.

The Humboldt Penguin are the most timid species of Penguin.

The King Penguin is the 2nd Biggest Penguin.

The Macaroni Penguin is the Biggest crested Penguin.

The Magellanic Penguins are very similar to the African Penguin.

The Rockhopper Penguin is the smallest crested Penguin.

The Royal Penguins live in colonies at at around 500,000 pairs.

Yellow Eyed Penguins can live up to 20 years.

Here is a Penguin Cam

At the sod farm by the Etowah Indian Mounds we saw spinning Wilson’s Phalarope, Short-Billed Dowitcher, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, White-Rumped Sandpiper, Baird’s Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, and possibly a Long-Billed Dowitcher.

(sat/4/23/2010/5:00) We joined The Youth Birding Competition.

Our schedule was to start the first day at Fort Mountain State Park. There we saw Black and White Warbler, Blue-Headed/Solitary Vireo, Chipping Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Barn Swallow, European Starling, Belted Kingfisher, Red-Winged Blackbird, White-Eyed Vireo, Mourning Dove, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay.

Then we went to Carters Lake and there we saw Fish Crow, Canada Geese, Northern-Rough Winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, American Crow, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing, Orchard Oriole, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, American Robin, Red-Tailed Hawk.

Then we went to the Sparrow Field and we saw Eastern Kingbird, Double-Crested Cormorant, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Great-Blue Heron, Rock Pigeon, Caspian Tern.

Then we went to Brandon Farm Rd and we saw Brown-Headed Cowbird, Solitary Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Mallard.

On Taff rd we saw Great-Crested Flycatcher, Blue-Winged Teal, Killdeer, Common Grackle, Brown Thrasher, Cattle Egret, Green Heron, Bank Swallow, Pied-Billed Grebe, Bobolink, Whip-por-will.

Then we went to West Point Lake and we saw Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Bald Eagle, Purple Martin, Whimbrel, Ring-Billed Gull, Red-Shouldered Hawk, House Sparrow.

Then we went to The Newman Wetland Center and we saw Eastern-Wood Pewee and Common Yellowthroat.

Then we went to The Huey Ponds and we saw Stilt Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Palm Warbler, Greater Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper, Indigo Bunting, Saltmarsh-Sharp Tailed Sparrow, American Coot, Muttled Duck.

Then we went to Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge and we saw Osprey, Red-Headed Woodpecker, Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Wild Turkey, And The Charley Eliot Wildlife Center we saw American Goldfinch and Acadian Flycatcher.

Last but not least the birds we saw on the road were American Kestrel, Northern Flicker, Sharp-Shinned Hawk, Eastern Meadowlark, Scarlet Tanager, Brewer’s Blackbird, Northern Mockingbird, Chimney Swift.

In total, we saw 94 bird species and came in 2nd place in the Elementary Division for the State!!!

April 13 2010 (4/13/10) I spotted our first hummingbird it was a male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. The hummingbirds are my favorite birds.

Today we went to Bartow county loop to see the rare black-necked stilt. It was on Brandon Farm Rd. in the last pond on the road. I call it the cross pond because it looks like a cross, and it was there, the black-necked stilt. It is mostly black,and white. It’s a heron-like bird. The body is a little bit bigger than a green heron. It’s legs are bigger then the body and the neck combined.

DAY1: Chipping sparrows, Pine warblers, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted titmouse, Mourning dove,Carolina wren, Brown-headed nuthatch.

DAY2: Immature and male red-bellied woodpecker, Chipping Sparrows, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee, Mourning Dove.

DAY3: Chipping Sparrows, Male red-bellied woodpecker, European Starlings, Ruddy Ducks, Bluejays.

DAY4:Chipping Sparrows, Carolina Chickadee, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, Carolina Wren, Red-bellied woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Pine Warbler.

DAY5:Northern Cardinal, Pine Warbler, Carolina Wren, Chipping Sparrows, Tufted Titmouse, Red-Shouldered Hawk, American Robin, Killdeer, Rock Pigeon, Eastern Bluebird, Red-tailed Hawk.

Yesterday we went to Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge Alabama. And we saw 4 Palm Warblers,6 Swainsons Hawks,3 Yellow-Rumped Warblers,1 Canvasback,5 Bufflehead,I have no idea how many American Coots,26 Great Egrets,15 Great-Blue Herons,5 Osprey,1 Anhinga,2 Pied-Billed Grebes,3 Common Moorhens,5 Red-tailed Hawks,2 Red-shouldered Hawks,5-6 Ring-Billed Gulls,1 Merlin,8 Northern shovelers,5 American crows,16 Double-crested Cormorants,And 2 Bald Eagles.