Led by Tom Stephenson
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From: Tom Stephenson
Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Subject: Early Migrants Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <>
Hi Peter,
Reporting back from our "early migrants" walk. At first I thought maybe we might be the most numerous migrants in the park (maybe 35 or more people, including several new folks), but we were able to dig up a good number of birds during our time there.
We ended up with 45 species (I may well have missed some seen by others in the large group) including Louisiana Waterthrush (with really bright pink legs), several Brown Creepers, lots of Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, N Shovelers, the breeding-plumage Common Loon, the Common Merganser pair, and a brilliant Ruddy Duck.
Here's the list.
Best regards,
Tom
Species list
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Pine Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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