Thursday, September 17, 2020

Fwd: Thursday Walk



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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2020
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>


Hi Peter,
Great seeing you in the park today. I hope you found that Phila Vireo!

Well, if I were to say that warblers were dripping from trees and feeding from our hands I would be somewhat overstating the case, at least for some parts of the park...but it was a really birdy day.
The northern part of the park was somewhat quiet, but the further south we got the birdier it became.
We never were able to make it to the south side of the lake, which was no doubt even birdier!

We had 58 species including 18 species of warblers. 
Highlights included:
at least 4 Phila Vireos, including 3 up on lookout, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in the sumac by the peninsula meadow (thanks to a tip from Doug G), Olive-sided Flycatcher, 18 species of warblers (did I say that before...) including Blue-winged, Cape May, lots of Northern Parula, a very cooperative Nashville, two Tennessees, and lots more.

Here's the list.

Best regards,
Tom

Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Mallard
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow



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