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> From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, Apr 13, 2023, 5:09 PM
> Subject: Thursday Walk in the sun
> To: Peter Dorosh <
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> Hi Peter,
> We had a good group (maybe 35-40?) with several new faces on a beautiful (at first) then a rather hot day. Our bird of the day was an almost pure white Budgerigar. Actually it was (is??) countable, under some circumstances, as an ABA bird as there was (still is?) a naturalized population around St Petersburg in Florida.
> Otherwise, some good birds including Winter Wren, Rusty Blackbird, 7 species of warblers including Louisiana Waterthrush (we couldn't find the Yellow-throated), Prairie Warbler (heard by Valerie), Marsh Wren (a unique subspecies named "Radka's Marsh Wren), American Kestrel and more.
> Here's the list along with a picture of the Budgie.
> Marisa will also send you a couple of nice shots of Palm Warbler, which was found in several places.
> Best regards,
> Tom
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> Pied-billed Grebe
> Double-crested Cormorant
> Great Blue Heron
> Black-crowned Night-Heron
> Turkey Vulture
> Canada Goose
> Mute Swan
> Wood Duck
> Mallard
> Ruddy Duck
> Osprey
> Red-tailed Hawk
> American Kestrel
> American Coot
> Rock Dove
> Mourning Dove
> Belted Kingfisher
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Downy Woodpecker
> Northern Flicker
> Eastern Phoebe
> Blue-headed Vireo
> Blue Jay
> Black-capped Chickadee
> Tufted Titmouse
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> Brown Creeper
> Carolina Wren
> Winter Wren
> Marsh Wren
> Golden-crowned Kinglet
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
> Hermit Thrush
> American Robin
> Northern Mockingbird
> European Starling
> Northern Parula
> Yellow-rumped Warbler
> Pine Warbler
> Prairie Warbler
> Palm Warbler
> Black-and-white Warbler
> Louisiana Waterthrush
> Chipping Sparrow
> Field Sparrow
> Song Sparrow
> Swamp Sparrow
> White-throated Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
> Northern Cardinal
> Red-winged Blackbird
> Common Grackle
> Rusty Blackbird
> Brown-headed Cowbird
> American Goldfinch
> House Sparrow
> Budgerigar
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