Greetings everyone,
It was a colorful fall day and both the trees and the birds were out to impress. The leaves on the trees are turning to the beautiful shades of fall and we were fortunate to see some birds with their extra vibrant colors showing.
While many of the migratory birds have left for warmer wintering grounds, the Golden-crowned Kinglets seemed to be everywhere. It was fun watching them flash their golden crowns. We were also delighted to welcome a Pied-bill Grebe back to the park.
The highlights of the walk were the sightings of 2 Purple Finches and 6 Eastern Bluebirds. The male Purple Finch looked like it had been dipped in raspberries while the female gave us excellent views of her facial pattern and coarse streaks. The Eastern Bluebirds were going in and out of a tree cavern on the island with the decoys. They were cooperative to give us all great views. We can only hope that they stay around!
BIRDERS: Cheryl, Marian, Luther, Mark W., Leslie, Roger, Val, Rick, Lucy, Paul W., Daniela, Kristin, Gary, Margalit, Caterina, Vadim, Emily, Eric, Robert, Simone, Mark C., Jane, Tracy, Alex, Melissa, Stacey and Amelia
TIME: 8:00am to 11:02am
WEATHER: Low-mid 40s, mostly clear with broken cloud cover. Light Westerly winds
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 108
Wood Duck Number observed: 7
Mallard Number observed: 3
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 4
American Herring Gull Number observed: 1
Pied-billed Grebe Number observed: 1
Great Egret Number observed: 1
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 4
Cooper's Hawk Number observed: 2
Red-shouldered Hawk Number observed: 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Number observed: 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker Number observed: 2
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 2
Northern Flicker Number observed: 5
American Kestrel Number observed: 1
Eastern Phoebe Number observed: 1
American Crow Number observed: 4
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet Number observed: 12
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 1
Brown Creeper Number observed: 1
European Starling Number observed: 61
Eastern Bluebird Number observed: 6
Hermit Thrush Number observed: 2
American Robin Number observed: 17
House Sparrow Number observed: 1
Purple Finch Number observed: 2
American Goldfinch Number observed: 12
American Tree Sparrow Number observed: 2
Fox Sparrow Number observed: 1
Dark-eyed Junco Number observed: 37
White-throated Sparrow Number observed: 17
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 9
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.
Best of Birding to all,
Cheryl and Jennie
Photo: American goldfinch by Will Stuart