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 totalOther 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
