Corn Maze/Pumpkin Patch

I’ve spent several afternoons in the last week or so monitoring the former pumpkin patch and corn maze behind (west of) the Honda dealership on the I-5 frontage road. The field that holds the now-decimated corn maze and pumpkin patch attracts a large number of birds, including (so far) Trumpeter swans, Snow geese, Cackling geese, crows, Red-winged blackbirds, Brewer’s blackbirds, House sparrows, Mourning doves and at least one Wilson’s snipe (good luck finding it without flushing it!). In this same field last year I photographed four species of geese on the same afternoon! The birds come and go so it’s difficult to predict what might be there at any one time.

Here are a few photos of the visitors to the field…

Trumpeter swan(s) flying in…

And on the ground dining with Cackling geese...

I might note that I have had difficulty finding Cackling geese in prior years. Since there has been a flock of as many as about 200 in this field this fall, this may be your best chance to see some.