Registrar: Michelle Zorzi
Participants: 45
Weather: 61F-69F and sunny, light breeze
Bird Species: 59
It was a beautiful September morning, and 45 birders gathered at 7:30 a.m. to see what migration would bring. The walk began a bit slowly in Strawberry Fields, with only a few warblers, but everyone was delighted by a Ruby-throated Hummingbird in the Cardinal Flowers in Shakespeare Garden. As it turned out, it was an excellent day for hummingbirds! Several more were spotted feeding on jewelweed at Tupelo Meadow, with some chasing and sparring high in the air, providing a lively and memorable show. Warbler activity picked up in the Ramble, where many Black-and-white Warblers and American Redstarts were seen, bringing the total for the morning to 14 species. That evening marked the first in-person monthly Linnaean meeting since before the pandemic, and we were especially delighted that our guest speaker, Dr. Erik Katovich, was able to join us on the morning walk.
Species List
Canada Goose
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
