Registrar: Suzanne Zywicki
Participants: 26
Weather: Partly cloudy with light wind. Temperatures ranging from 44 degrees to the high 50s
Bird Species: 63
A large group eagerly met up with Ursula on a chilly Sunday morning to explore the North Woods and hopefully catch some of the interesting early Spring migrants that had been reported. Peter Davenport, Linnaean President, graciously stepped in to help support Ursula in getting us oriented on the birds and answering any questions our birders might have.
We began our walk on the Great Hill and quickly found a Black-and-white Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo and several other species. At Sparrow Rock, we were treated to three female Purple Finches up in the trees. We then headed south and walked along the northern edge of the Pool, where we saw Ovenbirds and Yellow-rumped warblers. After seeing Discord posts of some less common warblers in the Ravine/Loch area, we headed in that direction and were rewarded with sightings of a Nashville Warbler, followed by a Worm-eating Warbler.
After taking a break at the Davis Center, we headed back out to the Compost and Nursery areas followed by the Wildflower Meadow, where we saw both Blue-headed and Eastern Warbling Vireos. We then headed up to the Blockhouse, which was fairly quiet, although we did get good looks at a Great Crested Flycatcher.
After a lunch break back at the Davis Center, we headed back out, keen to try our luck at finding recently reported Orchard Orioles and an Indigo Bunting in the Ravine. While many of us were successful in seeing one or more Orchard Orioles, we were unable to get eyes on the Indigo Bunting and had to settle for just hearing the bird. Some of the group then continued over to the south side of the Pool, where we were lucky to see a Prairie Warbler and two pairs of Green-winged Teal, among several other species.
At this point, we were down to Ursula and four participants. We decided to make a final stop at the High Meadow and were able to end the day with sightings of two Wood Thrush, a Black-throated Green and a Blue-winged Warbler.
Species List
Birds
Canada Goose
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Great Egret
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Northern House Wren
Winter Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Mammals
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Raccoon
Reptiles
Red-eared Slider
