Hello everyone,
It was a wonderful spring migration day with birds everywhere. Swallows of all kinds were flying about during our whole walk. We also had a large murder of crows fly over, calling loudly, but they didn’t seem to be chasing anything. I guess they were just having a good time. We had a dapper and handsome male Orchard Oriole pose for us as well as serenade us.
It was a great day for warblers which we found throughout the island. Highlights were the gorgeous Bay-breasted and Blackburnian Warblers and we had an especially high count of Chestnut-sided Warblers.
It was also a day for nest sightings. A Mourning Dove was collecting nesting material and building her home in a pine tree. We found a Yellow Warbler and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher tending their nests too.
And just when we thought that we didn’t have any woodpeckers to add to our list, we spotted a Hairy Woodpecker at the very end of our walk. A nice way to end a nice day.
BIRDERS: Luther, Traci, Katie, Jennie, Marian, Cheryl, Kristin, Caterina, Eric, Gary, Val, Amy, Aiden, Leslie, Fred, Daniela, Howard, Roger, Robert, Simone, Mark C., Marisa, Jan, Paul, Renate, Pat, and welcome to Liz, Noah, Cosmo, Teddy, and David.
TIME: 8:00am to 1:00pm
WEATHER: Sunny and 53 degrees
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 37
Mallard Number observed: 7
Mourning Dove Number observed: 2
Chimney Swift Number observed: 15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 1
Killdeer Number observed: 1
Spotted Sandpiper Number observed: 1
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 9
American Herring Gull Number observed: 1
Caspian Tern Number observed: 1
Green Heron Number observed: 2
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 3
American White Pelican Number observed: 3
Hairy Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher Number observed: 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee Number observed: 2
Least Flycatcher Number observed: 3
Eastern Phoebe Number observed: 3
Eastern Kingbird Number observed: 1
White-eyed Vireo Number observed: 1
Yellow-throated Vireo Number observed: 1
Philadelphia Vireo Number observed: 1
Warbling Vireo Number observed: 5
Red-eyed Vireo Number observed: 1
Blue Jay Number observed: 4
American Crow Number observed: 21
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 2
Tree Swallow Number observed: 3
Purple Martin Number observed: 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Number observed: 7
Barn Swallow Number observed: 19
Cliff Swallow Number observed: 3
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 12
Northern House Wren Number observed: 6
European Starling Number observed: 8
Gray Catbird Number observed: 8
Swainson's Thrush Number observed: 3
American Robin Number observed: 18
Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 10
House Sparrow Number observed: 7
House Finch Number observed: 5
American Goldfinch Number observed: 6
Song Sparrow Number observed: 3
Orchard Oriole Number observed: 2
Baltimore Oriole Number observed: 9
Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 17
Brown-headed Cowbird Number observed: 5
Common Grackle Number observed: 5
Black-and-white Warbler Number observed: 2
Mourning Warbler Number observed: 3
Common Yellowthroat Number observed: 6
American Redstart Number observed: 21
Magnolia Warbler Number observed: 5
Bay-breasted Warbler Number observed: 4
Blackburnian Warbler Number observed: 6
Yellow Warbler Number observed: 17
Chestnut-sided Warbler Number observed: 13
Yellow-rumped Warbler Number observed: 1
Black-throated Green Warbler Number observed: 1
Canada Warbler Number observed: 4
Wilson's Warbler Number observed: 5
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 3
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
Photo: Northern parula by Linda Steele