Photo: Black-crowned night heron by Derrick Johnson

Hello everyone,

What a lovely morning it was. We had the always desired heron trifecta early in the day. Our resident Red-shouldered Hawk made an appearance and we finally had an Indigo Bunting. For some reason Indigos have been scarce in the park this year. A Mourning Warbler was heard but not seen, and Baltimore Orioles, Orchard Orioles and Warbling Vireos were both heard and seen.

The Red-winged Blackbirds are getting feisty while protecting their nests, as Leslie learned the hard way when she was dive-bombed. She said she could hear the wingbeats as it went by her head. The bird did not strike her but he made his point very clear.

BIRDERS: Meghana, Marian, Mike, Jennie, Mark C., Cheryl, Leslie, Kristin, Eric, Barbara, Stacy, Jane, Dennis, Peter and welcome to Ian, Nick and Voyko.

TIME: 8:00am to 11:45am                 

WEATHER: 67 degrees, sunny, light winds

Compiler: Cheryl

Photographer: Eric

1. Canada Goose   Number observed: 65

2. Wood Duck   Number observed: 1

3. Mallard   Number observed: 11

4. Chimney Swift   Number observed: 10

5. Ruby-throated Hummingbird   Number observed: 5

6. Spotted Sandpiper   Number observed: 1

7. Ring-billed Gull   Number observed: 6

8. Caspian Tern   Number observed: 1

9. Double-crested Cormorant   Number observed: 2

10. Great Blue Heron   Number observed: 5

11. Great Egret   Number observed: 1

12. Green Heron   Number observed: 1

13. Black-crowned Night-Heron   Number observed: 4

14. Cooper's Hawk   Number observed: 3

15. Downy Woodpecker   Number observed: 1

16. Eastern Wood-Pewee   Number observed: 1

17. Willow Flycatcher   Number observed: 2

18. Eastern Phoebe   Number observed: 1

19. Eastern Kingbird   Number observed: 5

20. Warbling Vireo   Number observed: 15

21. Blue Jay   Number observed: 1

22. American Crow   Number observed: 5

23. Black-capped Chickadee   Number observed: 5

24. Northern Rough-winged Swallow   Number observed: 5

25. Purple Martin   Number observed: 18

26. Tree Swallow   Number observed: 3

27. Barn Swallow   Number observed: 17

28. Cliff Swallow   Number observed: 6

29. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Number observed: 3

30. House Wren   Number observed: 5

31. European Starling   Number observed: 11

32. Gray Catbird   Number observed: 9

33. American Robin   Number observed: 13

34. Cedar Waxwing   Number observed: 10

35. House Sparrow   Number observed: 4

36. House Finch   Number observed: 3

37. American Goldfinch   Number observed: 4

38. Song Sparrow   Number observed: 2

39. Orchard Oriole   Number observed: 3

40. Baltimore Oriole   Number observed: 7

41. Red-winged Blackbird   Number observed: 21

42. Brown-headed Cowbird   Number observed: 3

43. Common Grackle   Number observed: 2

44. Mourning Warbler   Number observed: 1

45. American Redstart   Number observed: 1

46. Yellow Warbler   Number observed: 6

47. Wilson's Warbler   Number observed: 1

48. Northern Cardinal   Number observed: 11

49. Indigo Bunting   Number observed: 1

If you’d like more information about a bird, check out the All About Birds ID guide:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/

Corrections, additions and comments are welcome.

Good birding everyone,

Jennie