Category: Birding

Arrived around 10:05 AM. Left at 10 AM. The area was flooded (of course) but part of the area was accessible. The gravel road/levee was above water until the flow-control gates between the spillway creek and Grassy Lake. The hummingbird was first of season.

Species seen or heard:
• Blue Jay
• American Robin
• Eastern Kingbird
• Turkey Vulture
• Pine Warbler
• White-eyed Vireo
• White-throated Sparrow
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• American Crow
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Fish Crow
• Tufted Titmouse
• Northern Cardinal
• Carolina Chickadee
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Northern Flicker
• Field Sparrow
• Northern Mockingbird

Since I couldn’t confirm the Bachman’s yesterday I went back today. Arrived at 8 AM Left at 10 AM.

Species seen or heard:
• Barn Swallow
• White-throated Sparrow
• Northern Cardinal
• White-eyed Vireo
• Tufted Titmouse
• Northern Flicker
• American Goldfinch
• Blue Jay
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• American Crow
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Chipping Sparrow
• White-breasted Nuthatch
• Bachman’s Sparrow *
• Carolina Chickadee
• Carolina Wren
• American Kestrel
• Swamp Sparrow
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Eastern Bluebird
• Pine Warbler
• American Crow
• Great Blue Heron
• Hooded Merganser
• Pied-billed Grebe
• Turkey Vulture
• Bufflehead
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Eastern Kingbird
• Fox Squirrel

Arrived with the ASCA group at around 10 AM. It was sunny and in the 50s but pretty windy, I learned later that a cold front was coming in. I think the wind tended to reduce our bird count. Left the park at 1:30 PM.

Species seen or heard:
• Blue Jay
• Carolina Chickadee
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Barred Owl
• Turkey Vulture
• Tufted Titmouse
• American Crow
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Carolina Wren
• Northern Flicker
• Broad-winged Hawk
• Downy Woodpecker
• American Robin
• Black Vulture
• American Goldfinch
• Pine Warbler
• Eastern Bluebird
• Eastern Phoebe
• Bank Swallow
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Northern Parula
• Red-bellied Woodpecker