Photo: Common yellowthroat by Randy Streufert
Hello everyone,
Although it started out cloudy with annoying drizzle, the skies cleared and it ended up to be a beautiful day.
There were a lot of birds to keep us busy, just the way we like it. We had a great view of a Northern Parula while in the former rose garden and a normally shy Wilson’s Warbler came out from between the leaves of a bush long enough for us to see it well. A Brown Thrasher and a Gray Catbird perched and posed nicely for us and our photographers got some great shots.
As always, we had lots of Orioles, both Baltimore and Orchard. Our favorite heron trifecta plus Great Egret was present. The warblers were very well represented with 17 species spotted.
The Canada Goose goslings are getting big. A cute little European Starling nestling was peeking out of the nest box in Bobolink Meadow and a cute little Northern Flicker nestling was peeking out of its nest hole in the big dead tree on the island.
BIRDERS: Eric B., Mark N., Mike, Clare, Joe, Jeffrey, Rebecca, Luther Jennie, Marian, Daniela, Lucy, Roger, Mark C., Leslie, Bil, Jeff, Pameal, Jared, Allie, Claire, Katie, Traci, Marisa, Eric G., Lisa, Monica, Sarah, Amir, Gary, Mark W., Kristin, Mdhu, Monica L, Eileen, Pat and welcome to Dolores, Alec, Sacha, Kavya, Kelsey, Peggy, Donna, Barb, Mary Beth, Ken and Susan.
TIME: 8:00am to 1:20pm
WEATHER: 54 degrees, cloudy and drizzly, but the skies cleared later in the morning
Compiler: Mike
1. Canada Goose Number observed: 64
2. Wood Duck Number observed: 4
3. Mallard Number observed: 9
4. Mourning Dove Number observed: 2
5. Chimney Swift Number observed: 8
6. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 1
7. Spotted Sandpiper Number observed: 1
8. Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 26
9. American Herring Gull Number observed: 1
10. Caspian Tern Number observed: 4
11. Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 5
12. Black-crowned Night Heron Number observed: 2
13. Green Heron Number observed: 3
14. Great Egret Number observed: 2
15. Great Blue Heron Number observed: 2
16. Belted Kingfisher Number observed: 1
17. Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 1
18. Hairy Woodpecker Number observed: 1
19. Northern Flicker Number observed: 2
20. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Number observed: 1
21. Least Flycatcher Number observed: 2
22. Eastern Phoebe Number observed: 2
23. Eastern Kingbird Number observed: 6
24. Eastern Warbling Vireo Number observed: 7
25. Red-eyed Vireo Number observed: 3
26. Blue Jay Number observed: 2
27. American Crow Number observed: 3
28. Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 1
29. Tree Swallow Number observed: 3
30. Purple Martin Number observed: 28
31. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Number observed: 4
32. Barn Swallow Number observed: 11
33. Cliff Swallow Number observed: 8
34. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 5
35. Northern House Wren Number observed: 3
36. European Starling Number observed: 8
37. Gray Catbird Number observed: 11
38. Brown Thrasher Number observed: 3
39. Swainson's Thrush Number observed: 2
40. American Robin Number observed: 22
41. Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 31
42. House Sparrow Number observed: 4
43. House Finch Number observed: 2
44. American Goldfinch Number observed: 6
45. Chipping Sparrow Number observed: 1
46. White-throated Sparrow Number observed: 1
47. Song Sparrow Number observed: 7
48. Lincoln's Sparrow Number observed: 1
49. Orchard Oriole Number observed: 4
50. Baltimore Oriole Number observed: 11
51. Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 16
52. Brown-headed Cowbird Number observed: 11
53. Common Grackle Number observed: 3
54. Ovenbird Number observed: 1
55. Black-and-white Warbler Number observed: 1
56. Tennessee Warbler Number observed: 1
57. Mourning Warbler Number observed: 1
58. Common Yellowthroat Number observed: 12
59. American Redstart Number observed: 15
60. Northern Parula Number observed: 2
61. Magnolia Warbler Number observed: 3
62. Blackburnian Warbler Number observed: 1
63. Northern Yellow Warbler Number observed: 28
64. Chestnut-sided Warbler Number observed: 2
65. Blackpoll Warbler Number observed: 2
66. Black-throated Blue Warbler Number observed: 1
67. Palm Warbler Number observed: 1
68. Black-throated Green Warbler Number observed: 1
69. Canada Warbler Number observed: 1
70. Wilson's Warbler Number observed: 4
71. Northern Cardinal Number observed: 12
72. Indigo Bunting Number observed: 1
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https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/
Corrections, additions, and comments are welcome.
Good birding everyone,
Jennie