Tom Stephenson leading
"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."
preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul
preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul
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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Hi Peter,
It was a beautiful day today, with fairly mild weather most of the time. There had clearly been some migration last night, with a number of birds in the northern end of the park. That being said, the rest of the park was rather spotty by the time we made our rounds, with a few flocks here and there, mostly of the same species mix.
The highlight was (Michele, you might want to avert your eyes for a second...) Black-billed Cuckoo.
It was spotted by Daniele, who may be taking over Valeries' place in the cuckoo-spotting category (although not yet in the cuckoo-calling category...)
We also had a couple of Bay-breasted Warblers, a couple of Blackpolls, a Turkey Vulture, and more.
All in all we had 50 species including 13 warbler species with lots of Northern Parula, American Redstarts, and a mix of the rest.
Here's the list.
Best regards,
Tom
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Turkey Vulture |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| Osprey |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Merlin |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
| Chimney Swift |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Veery |
| Swainson's Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
| Cedar Waxwing |
| Northern Parula |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Magnolia Warbler |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Ovenbird |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Song Sparrow |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Common Grackle |
| Baltimore Oriole |
| House Finch |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |