Hello everyone,
The confusing fall warblers are starting to arrive, with four species sighted on our walk. As expected, however, the Purple Martins have left for the winter and we look forward to their return in the spring.
Osaka was waiting for us in his spot in the Japanese Garden and quickly became the favorite subject of our photographers while he posed like a supermodel. The Baltimore Orioles were very active once again and we had a large flock of Cedar Waxwings in the area.
We had a lot of nice insect sightings including a Praying Mantis on a stalk of goldenrod, which is something we don’t find every day.
The big surprise of the day was the number of raptors we found– Red-tail, Red-shouldered, Cooper’s, Broad-winged and a Bald Eagle too!
BIRDERS: Mark C., Paul S., Luther, Darby, Caterina, Rick, Jennie, Mike, Howard, Kristin, Katie, Traci, Nolan, Marisa, Val, Jane, Eric, Robert, Simone, Margalit, Tracy, Elise, Leslie R-J., Roger, Stacy, Lori, Sarah B. and welcome to Leslie M., Susan M., and Ben.
TIME: 8:00am to 11:45am
WEATHER: Low 70s, cloudy but becoming sunny, light winds
Compiler: Mike
1. Canada Goose Number observed: 50
2. Wood Duck Number observed: 5
3. Mallard Number observed: 3
4. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Number observed: 5
5. Chimney Swift Number observed: 60
6. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 4
7. Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 1
8. Caspian Tern Number observed: 1
9. Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 3
10. Black-crowned Night Heron Number observed: 2
11. Green Heron Number observed: 3
12. Great Egret Number observed: 3
13. Great Blue Heron Number observed: 3
14. Turkey Vulture Number observed: 1
15. Cooper's Hawk Number observed: 1
16. Bald Eagle Number observed: 1
17. Broad-winged Hawk Number observed: 1
18. Red-shouldered Hawk Number observed: 1
19. Red-tailed Hawk Number observed: 1
20. Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 3
21. Northern Flicker Number observed: 2
22. American Kestrel Number observed: 2
23. Eastern Phoebe Number observed: 1
24. Eastern Kingbird Number observed: 4
25. Warbling Vireo Number observed: 2
26. American Crow Number observed: 6
27. Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 2
28. Barn Swallow Number observed: 16
29. White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 2
30. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 3
31. Northern House Wren Number observed: 1
32. European Starling Number observed: 84
33. Gray Catbird Number observed: 3
34. American Robin Number observed: 5
35. Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 33
36. House Sparrow Number observed: 8
37. American Goldfinch Number observed: 12
38. Baltimore Oriole Number observed: 5
39. Black-and-white Warbler Number observed: 1
40. Tennessee Warbler Number observed: 1
41. American Redstart Number observed: 1
42. Blackpoll Warbler Number observed: 1
43. Northern Cardinal Number observed: 2
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: Rusty blackbird by Shari McCollough