Fwd: First Thursday Walk

results of the first spring Thursday walk led by Tom S.

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 2:54 PM
Subject: First Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Robert Bate <robsbate@gmail.com>, <Karenohearn@aol.com>

Hi Peter,

Well, after cancelling the walk last night, I revived it this AM as the forecast totally changed and in fact we had only some mild sprinkles towards the end.

About half the group showed up, so it was a nice size.

Highlights included 4 Common Loons flying over and calling right at the beginning of the walk.

Also, a Purple Finch male near the Vale, and the Cooper's Hawk seemed to be feeding his mate or young on the nest, and went to a tree about 100 feet away and collected some food it had stored there. Interesting!

Otherwise, mostly expected birds that have been in the park so far.

Here's the list. 

Best regards,

Tom

Common Loon

Red-throated Loon

Great Blue Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Mallard

Ruddy Duck

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

American Coot

Laughing Gull

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Blue Jay

Crow Sp

Tree Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Pine Warbler

Palm Warbler

Louisiana Waterthrush (Michele on her way out)

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

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