Registrar: Gillian Henry
Participants: 10
Weather: Temperature 47-52 degrees; cloudy; wind speed 8 mph ESE
Bird Species: 73 species
After an anxious week with threats of heavy rain, muddy conditions and high winds, the weather at Bashakill Marsh turned out to be perfect for birding. We explored Haven Road, the Orchard and Stop Sign Trail, the Nature Trail and the Horseshoe Trail. The highlights of the day were many Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoos calling to each other, two very vocal male Cerulean Warblers, and an early-for-the-season Eastern Wood-Pewee!
Species List
Birds
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
Killdeer
Solitary Sandpiper
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern House Wren
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
