Registrar: Kathleen Howley
Participants: 44
Weather: Sunny 52 – 70 degrees F, Wind SW, 7 mph
Bird Species: 57
On a beautiful sunny morning, over 44 birders showed up to participate in the walk. We divided into five groups, and the list below is a composite of what was seen overall. Aside from the ubiquitous Ruby-crowned Kinglet, the number of individual migrant species was not high, but five species of warblers were seen by most groups. I have highlighted those species seen only by one group.
Another plus for many participants was observing the many flowering trees and plants. On today’s walk, we noted Carolina Silverbells (Halesia carolina), Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens), Mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium), Quince (Cydonia oblonga), Korean Spice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii), and Asian Bleeding-Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis), to name just a few.
All in all, it was a fine day to be ‘out and about.’
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Barred Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Peregrine Falcon
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
