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From: 12toms@gmail.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik
Sent: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 1:47 pm
Subject: Thursday Walk
Hi Peter,
Although it felt like February, we ended up having a very good walk today.
We had about 28 people braving the cold and what at first seemed like a very slow birding day.
However we ended up with 61 species and some good ones.
Highlights included
Raptors: Merlin, Peregrine, Red-shouldered Hawk (beautiful fly-by), Red-tailed, Sharp-shinned)
Warblers: highlights were Prairie Warbler (on peninsula), Hooded Warbler (thanks to Mike Yuan for persisting in the search past the first playgrounds), Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Black-and-white (at least 3), many Pine Warblers (both very drab, inbetween and very bright), many Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 5 Common Loon (4 fly-over, one on the lake),
a cooperative Green Heron, Purple Finch and others.
A few shots attached for the FB and blog site.
Best regards,
Tom
| Common Loon |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Great Egret |
| Green Heron |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| Mallard |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Merlin |
| Peregrine Falcon |
| Ring-billed Gull |
| Herring Gull |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Chimney Swift |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| American Crow |
| Tree Swallow |
| Barn Swallow |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
| Tufted Titmouse |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
| Brown Creeper |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| Hermit Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Pine Warbler |
| Prairie Warbler |
| Palm Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| Ovenbird |
| Louisiana Waterthrush |
| Hooded Warbler |
| Eastern Towhee |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Song Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| Purple Finch |
| House Finch |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |