Thursday, September 8, 2022

Fwd: Thursday BBC Prospect Walk 9/8/22

Tom Stephenson leading



Hi Peter,
It was a beautiful day today, with a strong enough breeze to combat any heat other than in the most exposed spots.
There were a lot of birds in the park, many very early in the season for that species.

Highlights:  On the raptor front, Bald Eagle (probably 5th year bird, still a subadult), Black and Turkey Vultures.
On the flycatcher front: 7 species including Olive-sided, Yellow-bellied, Acadian and Least.
On the warbler front (lots of fronts...) Prairie, a very early Blackpoll, Nashville; 13 species total
Other notables: Winter Wren, Gray-cheeked Thrush (very early???), and Pied-billed Grebe.

Here's the list.
Everyone, please let us know if I've missed anything.

Best regards,
Tom

Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow