Registrar: Amanda Bielskas
Weather: Beautiful, fall day.
Participants: 15
Bird species: 34
It was a great day birding around Greenwood Cemetery, our second Birds & Brews excursion to this wonderful place! After birding for about three hours we headed over to Greenwood Park for some convos and snacks. We had 34 species, great birds, and great weather!
We started off near the main entrance at the sandstone gate. The Monk Parakeets, as usual, put on a show and we also had a Merlin atop a tree that was there to greet us as well. The Merlin was a good sign for more raptor activity during the walk, additional raptors included a Cooper’s Hawk, a flyby Red-shouldered Hawk, a Red-tailed Hawk, an American Kestrel, and a Bald Eagle that was getting bullied by a Common Raven.
We had a nice mix of other fall favorites including both species of kinglets, three woodpecker species, several sparrows and a couple lingering warblers. Bruce came through at the end of the walk with a great find of an American Woodcock that was well camouflaged under a tree in leaf litter. Once everyone got on it, we had great views. We then adjourned to Greenwood Park.
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
American Woodcock
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Monk Parakeet
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Insects
Autumn Meadowhawk
Monarch Butterfly (Migratory)
Clouded Sulfur
