Registrar: Steve Holleran
Participants: 41
Weather: Cool and partly sunny
Bird Species: 68
Forty-one birders set out in three groups to explore the Ramble, Turtle Pond, and Reservoir areas of the park, with a combined total of 68 species observed. Notable sightings included a Bald Eagle, Osprey, and Bicknell’s Thrush, as well as 18 species of warblers!
A couple of our more unusual observations involved non-avian players. The first case was a small flying squirrel that was under attack by a group of jays. Twice we saw it knocked down out of a tree, both times gliding down to the base of another tree, where it climbed back up. We didn’t see the end of the drama, but we think it may have escaped unharmed.
A short while later we came upon a tiny bat lying motionless on the pavement. When gently roused it flew up among us and attached itself to a nearby tree.
Species List
Birds
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern House Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Bicknell’s Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Mammals
Hoary Bat
Flying Squirrel
