Category: Birding

Arrived at 6:53 AM, on the way to work. Left at 7:30 without even making it to the swamp.

Species seen or heard:
• Northern Mockingbird
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Mourning Dove
• Brown-headed Cowbird
• House Finch
• Scissor-tail Flycatcher
• Eastern Kingbird
• Eastern Bluebird
• Northern Cardinal
• Blue Grosbeak
• American Crow
• European Starling
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Dickcissel
• Orchard Oriole
• Painted Bunting
• Carolina Wren
• Northern Flicker
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Fish Crow
• Canada Goose

Arrived at 7:45, left at 10:15. Saw several first in long times (FILT) which are marked with an asterisk. The Chestnut-sided Warbler would have been a FILT except that I saw one yesterday at Allsopp Park. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird resisted all my efforts to morph him into a Black-chinned Hummingbird.

Species seen or heard:
• Blackburnian Warbler *
• Chestnut-sided Warbler
• Blue-winged Warbler
• Swainson’s Thrush *
• Hairy Woodpecker *
• Mourning Dove
• House Sparrow
• American Crow
• Eastern Phoebe
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Northern Cardinal
• Carolina Wren
• Northern Flicker
• Hooded Warbler
• European Starling
• White-eyed Vireo
• Blue Jay
• White-throated Sparrow
• Carolina Chickadee
• House Wren
• Orchard Oriole
• Indigo Bunting
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Great Egret
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Northern Mockingbird

Arrived at 8:47. Walked the Three Eagles trail then part of the Horse Trail. Left around 10:30.

Species seen or heard:
• Northern Mockingbird
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Northern Cardinal
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Eastern Kingbird
• Turkey Vulture
• American Goldfinch
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Carolina Chickadee
• Mourning Dove
• Eastern Bluebird
• Carolina Wren
• American Robin
• Canada Goose
• White-eyed Vireo
• Fish Crow
• Blue Jay
• American White Pelican
• Double-crested Cormorant
• American Crow
• Great Blue Heron
• Red-tailed Hawk