Thursday, May 28, 2026

Fwd: Thursday BBC Spring Migration Walk 5/28/26

Led by Chris Miller

Highlight was a mega Mississippi Kite over the ballfields, an exceptional sighting and culmination of the Thursday walks.



"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Chris Miller <cmnyc79@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 28, 2026, 4:57 PM
Subject: Thursday Spring Migration Walk 5/28/26
To: prosbird@gmail.com <Prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>


Hi Peter,
We had a great walk with beautiful weather and a wonderful group of people today. 
Our big highlight spotted by Michele was a Mississippi Kite soaring high above the 
ballfields. Other highlights included 7 warbler species, Scarlet Tanager, Orchard Oriole 
and quite a variety of birds on nests. 

Here's the list:

Canada Goose 
Mute Swan 
Wood Duck 
Mallard 
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Chimney Swift 
Spotted Sandpiper 
Laughing Gull 
Black-crowned Night Heron 
Green Heron 
Great Blue Heron 
Osprey 
Cooper's Hawk 
Mississippi Kite 
Red-tailed Hawk 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Downy Woodpecker 
Eastern Wood-Pewee 
Great Crested Flycatcher 
Eastern Kingbird 
Eastern Warbling Vireo 
Red-eyed Vireo 
Blue Jay 
Barn Swallow 
Northern House Wren
European Starling 
Gray Catbird 
Swainson's Thrush 
Wood Thrush 
American Robin 
Cedar Waxwing 
House Sparrow 
Song Sparrow 
Orchard Oriole 
Baltimore Oriole 
Red-winged Blackbird 
Brown-headed Cowbird 
Common Grackle 
Ovenbird 
Common Yellowthroat 
American Redstart 
Northern Parula 
Magnolia Warbler 
Northern Yellow Warbler 
Canada Warbler 
Scarlet Tanager 
Northern Cardinal


Best,
Chris Miller