Hello everyone,

It was raining at 8:00am on Saturday but 13 hardy birders made their way to the park because they all knew, and rightly so, that bad weather means good birding. And indeed, it was good birding.

We were treated to not one, but two Brown Thrashers. Brown Creepers seemed to be on every tree and we were lucky to spot three Eastern Towhees. A late Eastern Kingbird was present as were two Common Yellowthroats. White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows were seen and heard throughout the walk, including a large flock at our meeting place that made the ground look like it was alive (which in a way, it was!). Unfortunately, a Dark-eyed Junco was with the sparrows, which is a sure sign of impending winter weather.

Both types of Kinglets were flitting about and we had a nice variety of confusing fall warblers, including an Ovenbird. Northern Flickers were all around us; in the trees and on the ground foraging for insects.

BIRDERS: Leslie, Luther, Caterina, Marian, Mark C., Cheryl, Roger, Mike, Jennie, Eric, Daniela, Paul, Lucy

TIME: 8:00am to noon          

WEATHER: High 60s, cloudy, rain at the beginning of the walk

Compiler: Cheryl

Photographers: Eric and Paul

1. Canada Goose   Number observed: 142

2. Wood Duck   Number observed: 13

3. Mallard   Number observed: 1

4. Chimney Swift   Number observed: 34

5. Ring-billed Gull   Number observed: 15

6. Herring Gull   Number observed: 2

7. Double-crested Cormorant   Number observed: 22

8. Black-crowned Night Heron   Number observed: 1

9. Great Egret   Number observed: 1

10. Great Blue Heron   Number observed: 7

11. Cooper's Hawk   Number observed: 1

12. Belted Kingfisher   Number observed: 1

13. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   Number observed: 8

14. Downy Woodpecker   Number observed: 3

15. Hairy Woodpecker   Number observed: 1

16. Northern Flicker   Number observed: 41

17. Eastern Phoebe   Number observed: 1

18. Eastern Kingbird   Number observed: 1

19. American Crow   Number observed: 7

20. Black-capped Chickadee   Number observed: 4

21. Ruby-crowned Kinglet   Number observed: 6

22. Golden-crowned Kinglet   Number observed: 4

23. Brown Creeper   Number observed: 7

24. House Wren   Number observed: 2

25. European Starling   Number observed: 9

26. Gray Catbird   Number observed: 2

27. Brown Thrasher   Number observed: 2

28. Swainson's Thrush   Number observed: 3

29. American Robin   Number observed: 1

30. American Goldfinch   Number observed: 5

31. Dark-eyed Junco   Number observed: 1

32. White-crowned Sparrow   Number observed: 15

33. White-throated Sparrow   Number observed: 41

34. Savannah Sparrow   Number observed: 1

35. Song Sparrow   Number observed: 2

36. Lincoln's Sparrow   Number observed: 1

37. Eastern Towhee   Number observed: 3

38. Ovenbird   Number observed: 1

39. Nashville Warbler   Number observed: 5

40. Common Yellowthroat   Number observed: 2

41. Cape May Warbler   Number observed: 1

42. Magnolia Warbler   Number observed: 2

43. Bay-breasted Warbler   Number observed: 2

44. Palm Warbler   Number observed: 3

45. Yellow-rumped Warbler   Number observed: 5

46. Northern Cardinal   Number observed: 5

47. Rose-breasted Grosbeak   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