Thursday, April 27, 2023

Fwd: The Thursday Walk 4/27


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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 4:27 PM
Subject: The Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik 

Hi Peter,
Well, the rain held off, and there was a great group. Unfortunately the bird of the day was a granola bar.....just kidding...but it was probably the least birdy of any Spring I can remember.
We did end up seeing 48 species, highlights being a flyover Common Loon, Orchard Oriole, Purple Finch, four (not a typo....) species of warblers,  and, of course, the Anhinga.

Here's the list.

Common Loon
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch

Anhinga

Best regards,
Tom