Category: Birding

After 3.69 inches of rain yesterday, there appeared to be a small window for today but it was small so I kept it local and kept it close to the car and went to Allsopp and Knoop Parks this morning. Between the two, I birded for 2.75 hours and about 2.6 miles. I got two FOS birds: Painted Bunting (one 1^st year female) and Golden-winged Warbler.

Species seen or heard at Allsopp Park:

• Mississippi Kite
• Northern Mockingbird
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Tufted Titmouse
• Eastern Phoebe
• Red-eyed Vireo
• Carolina Chickadee
• Chestnut-sided Warbler
• American Crow
• Wood Thrush
• Swainson’s Thrush
• Summer Tanager
• Acadian Flycatcher
• American Robin
• Northern Cardinal
• Yellow-breasted Chat
• Black-throated Green Warbler
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Species seen or heard at Knoop Park:

• Painted Bunting *
• Golden-winged Warbler *
• Mourning Dove
• Eastern Bluebird
• American Robin
• European Starling
• Downy Woodpecker
• Magnolia Warbler
• Eastern Wood-Pewee
• Northern Mockingbird
• Blue Jay
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Northern Cardinal
• Great Crested Flycatcher
• Fish Crow
• Tufted Titmouse
• Carolina Wren
• Brown-headed Cowbird
• Scarlet Tanager
• Wood Thrush
• White-eyed Vireo
• Barn Swallow
• Gray Catbird
• Indigo Bunting
• Red-eyed Vireo
• Canada Goose
• White-throated Sparrow
• House Finch

Angie and I went to Bartholomew Trail in Pine Bluff this morning. We got a late start but had decent results walking the 1.75 mile loop. Finished up about 90 minutes later. I got three FOS birds: Bay-breasted Warbler (2), Magnolia Warbler (1), and Canada Warbler (1). * = First of Season.

Species seen or heard:

• Bay-breasted Warbler *
• Magnolia Warbler *
• Canada Warbler *
• Rock Pigeon
• Northern Mockingbird
• Indigo Bunting
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Common Yellowthroat
• White-eyed Vireo
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Louisiana Waterthrush
• Northern Cardinal
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Hooded Warbler
• Blue Jay
• Acadian Flycatcher
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Red-eyed Vireo
• Carolina Chickadee
• Tufted Titmouse
• Canada Goose
• Tennessee Warbler
• American Crow
• Turkey Vulture
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Wood Duck
• Great Egret
• Swainson’s Thrush
• Northern Parula
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Northern Flicker
• Summer Tanager
• Barn Swallow
• Common Grackle

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I got up early this morning so I could get to Craighead and got there at 7:35. It was cloudy, had been raining, and looked like it would do so again. I ran into Ron Howard, whom I had met once before, and we chatted a bit before continuing our personal quests. I started at the ball field and disk golf courses and then went down to the nature center from which I walked all the major trails. In all, I was there just over 5 hours and walked 14,000 steps according to the pedometer. At the end I had seen or heard 44 species including 6 FOS birds.

* = First of Season

Species seen or heard:

• Cerulean Warbler *
• Blackpoll Warbler *
• Veery *
• Swainson’s Thrush *
• Mourning Warbler *
• American Redstart *
• Canada Goose
• Red-headed Woodpecker
• Gray Catbird
• Blue Jay
• Northern Mockingbird
• Brown Thrasher
• Eastern Wood-Pewee
• Mourning Dove
• White-eyed Vireo
• American Crow
• Fish Crow
• American Robin
• European Starling
• Carolina Wren
• Carolina Chickadee
• Tufted Titmouse
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Killdeer
• Red-eyed Vireo
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Baltimore Oriole
• Northern Flicker
• White-throated Sparrow
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak
• Indigo Bunting
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Wood Thrush
• Savannah Sparrow
• Warbling Vireo
• Tennessee Warbler
• Summer Tanager
• Black-throated Green Warbler
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow
• Green Heron
• Nashville Warbler
• Louisiana Waterthrush

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