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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 4:27 PM
Subject: The Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 4:27 PM
Subject: The Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik
Hi Peter,
Well, the rain held off, and there was a great group. Unfortunately the bird of the day was a granola bar.....just kidding...but it was probably the least birdy of any Spring I can remember.
We did end up seeing 48 species, highlights being a flyover Common Loon, Orchard Oriole, Purple Finch, four (not a typo....) species of warblers, and, of course, the Anhinga.
Here's the list.
| Common Loon |
| Great Egret |
| Green Heron |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| Mallard |
| Osprey |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Laughing Gull |
| Herring Gull |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Belted Kingfisher |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| Tree Swallow |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
| Barn Swallow |
| Tufted Titmouse |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Palm Warbler |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Eastern Towhee |
| Song Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| Orchard Oriole |
| Purple Finch |
| American Goldfinch |
| Anhinga Best regards, Tom |