Registrar: Amanda Bielskas
Participants: 20
Weather: Sunny and warm, high near 80, with a slight breeze
Bird Species: 31
The several families that came for this walk met near the restrooms on the Great Hill at 10:30 am. Eric gave a brief lesson on using binoculars and had us do a field test to test our new skills.
To begin, we focused on a Snowy Egret flying over the Great Hill, using our new binocular skills to spot its yellow feet. We had a couple of warbler species on the hill and observed a pair of courting Brown-headed Cowbirds. We then walked down to the Pool, where a couple more warbler species were spotted, as well as a Swamp Sparrow. We totaled 31 species for the morning and fun was had by all.
Species List
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
White-throated Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
