Registrar: Miriam Rakowski
Participants: 9
Weather: 64-78 degrees, sunny, winds SW 3-7 mph
Bird Species: 48
We began at Alley Pond Park on a sunny, beautiful morning. We saw a good variety of fall migrants: several Northern Parulas and Red-eyed Vireos bobbed in the sun, chasing insects, and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were feeding in the Jewelweed.
Because of the recent intense rains, the pine-tree area was flooded, creating a shallow pool. It attracted many warblers to drink and bathe, allowing us close looks at Northern Waterthrush, Magnolia Warbler, and American Redstart, among others. Later on we saw a Scarlet Tanager and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, both in the very same tree.
At Kissena Park, we watched a Blackburnian Warbler darting about in the crown of tall oak tree. Near the lake, we saw an array of other warblers, including a Blackpoll—a first sighting this fall for many.
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ring-billed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Butterflies
Black Swallow Tail
Monarch
Cabbage White
