After getting up at 3 yesterday to go to Boxley, I decided to sleep in (till 5) today and bird local. I visited Allsopp Park first, starting at 7:30, then visited Murray Park and finally Murray Lock and Dam. The highlights were as follows:
- At Allsopp Park, I saw a Wilson’s Warbler.
- At Murray Park, I saw an Osprey, an Acadian Flycatcher (one week late), a molting juvenile European Starling, and a 1st winter female Common Yellowthroat.
- At Murray Lock and Dam, I saw a kettle of about 150 American White Pelicans circling over and drifting slowly down the river.
Species seen at Allsopp Park:
- Mourning Dove
- Chimney Swift
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- White-eyed Vireo
- Blue Jay
- American Crow
- Carolina Chickadee
- Tufted Titmouse
- American Robin
- Gray Catbird
- Pine Warbler
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Northern Cardinal
Species seen at Murray Park:
- Osprey
- Rock Pigeon
- Mourning Dove
- Belted Kingfisher
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Blue Jay
- American Crow
- Fish Crow
- Carolina Wren
- Eastern Bluebird
- Northern Mockingbird
- European Starling
- Common Yellowthroat
- Northern Cardinal
- House Finch
Species seen at Murray Lock and Dam:
- American White Pelican
- Great Egret
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Rock Pigeon
- Eastern Phoebe
- Blue Jay
- American Crow
- Bank Swallow
- Carolina Chickadee
- Tufted Titmouse
- Carolina Wren
- Eastern Bluebird
- Northern Mockingbird
- European Starling
- House Sparrow
