I went to Cook’s Landing this morning and when I found the River Trail and Pfeifer Loop Trail both still closed due to water I decided to cross the Big Dam Bridge to bird Murray Park a bit. In all I was there about 2.5 hours and walked about 5.6 miles. It was a beautiful sunny day and I got some good pictures of a Least Tern and an Orchard Oriole.
Later in the day, I returned to the River Trail, between Cook’s Landing and Burns Park to look for a Painted Bunting reported by Craig Provost. I found right where Craig saw him the day before.
Species seen or heard at Cook’s Landing:
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Barn Swallow
- Common Grackle
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Blue Jay
- Canada Goose
- House Sparrow
- Green Heron
- House Finch
- Mallard
- Least tern
- Indigo Bunting
- Baltimore Oriole
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- American Crow
- European Starling
- Blue-winged Teal
- Rock Pigeon
- Northern Cardinal
- Carolina Chickadee
- Tufted Titmouse
- Northern Flicker
- Purple Martin
- Chimney Swift
- Killdeer
- Belted Kingfisher
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Species seen or heard at Murray Park:
- Cliff Swallow
- Rock Pigeon
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Purple Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Indigo Bunting
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Mockingbird
- White-eyed Vireo
- American Crow
- Common Grackle
- Mississippi Kite
- Orchard Oriole
- European Starling
- Blue Jay
- Belted Kingfisher
- Northern Cardinal
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
Species seen or heard on the River Trail:
- Painted Bunting
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Dickcissel
- Turkey Vulture
- Orchard Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Eastern Phoebe
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- American Crow
- Northern Mockingbird
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Northern Cardinal
- Indigo Bunting
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Tufted Titmouse
- Red-eyed Vireo
- American Robin
- Blue Grosbeak
