Registrar: Gillian Henry
Participants: 17 participants
Weather: 65 ℉, mostly clear with mild south eastern winds.
Bird Species: 44 species
On a clear, gray, cool September morning, sixteen eager birders met our guide, Rob Jett, and embarked on a pleasant walk through historic Green-Wood Cemetery in search of fall migrants. The day was relatively quiet, but there were many spectacular highlights, including Hooded- and Nashville- warblers, immature Cedar Waxwings, and a Ruby-throated Hummingbird caring for 2 juveniles on the nest!
As usual, we were also treated to the unmistakable sight and sound of the famous Monk Parakeets tending to their large, colonial stick nest above the main entrance. In total, we observed forty-four species, making for a delightful day of early fall birding!
Species List
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Magnolia Warbler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
