Photo: Pine warbler by Megumi Aita
Hello everyone,
My apologies that this report is going out a bit late, but it’s spring migration and I’ve been out looking at birds! I hope all of you can get out there frequently too.
It was a wonderful spring migration morning and we racked up a total of 83 species!
We had a high number of warblers, everyone’s favorite spring migrant. We were surprised and pleased to see a Red-headed Woodpecker fly in. There are two Northern Flicker nests in the big old dead tree, and one of the birds was busily working on excavating a nest cavity to perfection. A Brown Thrasher was a welcome guest.
A gorgeous Broad-tailed Hawk flew over, and a Cooper’s Hawk was hunting along the center path. There were plenty of flycatchers to keep us entertained, and we had several nice Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
BIRDERS: Joe, Luther, Mike, Jennie, Marian, Lucy, Mark C., Suzanne, Jane, Rebecca, Laurie, Sandra, Roger, Caterina, Jeffrey, Eric, Pat, Jan, Liz, Mark W., Elaine, Katie, Traci, Amir, Sarah, Evan with baby Patrick, Jeff, Bruce, Madhu, Chelsea, Andy and welcome to Caled.
TIME: 8:00am to 12:30pm
WEATHER: 65, cloudy, but the rain stopped just before 8:00am
Compiler: Mike
1. Canada Goose Number observed: 34
2. Wood Duck Number observed: 4
3. Mallard Number observed: 9
4. Chimney Swift Number observed: 10
5. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 4
6. Spotted Sandpiper Number observed: 1
7. Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 2
8. American Herring Gull Number observed: 2
9. Caspian Tern Number observed: 1
10. Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 3
11. Black-crowned Night Heron Number observed: 2
12. Green Heron Number observed: 3
13. Great Egret Number observed: 2
14. Great Blue Heron Number observed: 1
15. Cooper's Hawk Number observed: 1
16. Broad-winged Hawk Number observed: 1
17. Red-tailed Hawk Number observed: 1
18. Belted Kingfisher Number observed: 1
19. Red-headed Woodpecker Number observed: 1
20. Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 4
21. Northern Flicker Number observed: 4
22. Eastern Wood-Pewee Number observed: 3
23. Least Flycatcher Number observed: 4
24. Eastern Phoebe Number observed: 1
25. Great Crested Flycatcher Number observed: 1
26. Eastern Kingbird Number observed: 7
27. Eastern Warbling Vireo Number observed: 15
28. American Crow Number observed: 3
29. Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 2
30. Bank Swallow Number observed: 1
31. Tree Swallow Number observed: 6
32. Purple Martin Number observed: 25
33. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Number observed: 3
34. Barn Swallow Number observed: 9
35. Cliff Swallow Number observed: 11
36. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Number observed: 2
37. Red-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 1
38. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 9
39. Northern House Wren Number observed: 3
40. European Starling Number observed: 9
41. Gray Catbird Number observed: 17
42. Brown Thrasher Number observed: 1
43. Veery Number observed: 4
44. Gray-cheeked Thrush Number observed: 3
45. Swainson's Thrush Number observed: 12
46. Wood Thrush Number observed: 1
47. American Robin Number observed: 30
48. Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 7
49. House Sparrow Number observed: 2
50. American Goldfinch Number observed: 8
51. Chipping Sparrow Number observed: 2
52. White-crowned Sparrow Number observed: 10
53. White-throated Sparrow Number observed: 3
54. Song Sparrow Number observed: 4
55. Lincoln's Sparrow Number observed: 1
56. Swamp Sparrow Number observed: 1
57. Eastern Towhee Number observed: 2
58. Orchard Oriole Number observed: 4
59. Baltimore Oriole Number observed: 14
60. Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 9
61. Brown-headed Cowbird Number observed: 4
62. Common Grackle Number observed: 4
63. Ovenbird Number observed: 4
64. Northern Waterthrush Number observed: 4
65. Black-and-white Warbler Number observed: 6
66. Tennessee Warbler Number observed: 1
67. Nashville Warbler Number observed: 1
68. Connecticut Warbler Number observed: 1
69. Mourning Warbler Number observed: 1
70. Common Yellowthroat Number observed: 12
71. American Redstart Number observed: 15
72. Magnolia Warbler Number observed: 14
73. Bay-breasted Warbler Number observed: 1
74. Northern Yellow Warbler Number observed: 34
75. Chestnut-sided Warbler Number observed: 1
76. Palm Warbler Number observed: 1
77. Yellow-rumped Warbler Number observed: 3
78. Black-throated Green Warbler Number observed: 1
79. Canada Warbler Number observed: 2
80. Wilson's Warbler Number observed: 4
81. Scarlet Tanager Number observed: 1
82. Northern Cardinal Number observed: 8
83. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Number observed: 6
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