Photo credit: Judy Lyle
Hello everyone,
On August 1, six of us showed up at 8:00am even though it was pouring rain. Cheryl, Marian, Mike and I wimped out before we even crossed Cornell. As we got back to Stony Island, Madhu and Mark C. were just arriving. Mark C. was braver than the rest of us and went for a bit of a walk, although he reported later that he saw very few birds. Madhu didn’t get out of his car and seemed very happy to go back home. The remaining four of us came inside for coffee and were soaked after being outside for only 20 minutes. Eric bravely went out on his own and submitted the checklist below.
BIRDERS: Eric, and Mark C took a short walk a bit later.
TIME: 8:00am to 8:10am
WEATHER: 70 degrees and hard rain
Compiler: Eric
Eric’s checklist from 8/1/26:
50 Canada Goose
Wood Duck Number observed: 5
Mallard Number observed: 9
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 40
Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 7
Black-crowned Night Heron Number observed: 2
Great Egret Number observed: 1
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 5
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 1
Purple Martin Number observed: 5
Barn Swallow Number observed: 2
American Robin Number observed: 8
Song Sparrow Number observed: 1
Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 2
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 2
passerine sp.
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