Samantha, Angie, and I joined an ASCA field trip to Delta Rivers Nature Center, Pine Bluff Water Treatment Ponds, and Cane Creek State Park on March 14. This was an all day event and we got home just in time for Sam and me to scarf down some dinner and head for a CAAS meeting. Once everything was tallied, Samantha got about 12 official life birds (official cause she’s seen more that we’ve got recorded in eBird) and much to my later surprise, I got one life bird – Eared Grebe.
Species seen or heard:
Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center (spent two hours here)
• Canada Goose
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Eastern Phoebe
• Carolina Wren
• Northern Flicker
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Blue Jay
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Carolina Chickadee
• Belted Kingfisher
• Northern Cardinal
• Hermit Thrush
• White-throated Sparrow
• Cedar Waxwing
• Common Grackle
• Tufted Titmouse
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• American Coot
• American Robin
• Great Blue Heron
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Blue-winged Teal
• House Finch
• Mallard
Pine Bluff–Boyd Point Wastewater Treatment
• American Coot
• Northern Cardinal
• Northern Shoveler
• Bufflehead
• Canada Goose
• Ruddy Duck
• Eared Grebe
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Blue-winged Teal
• Eastern Bluebird
• Ring-billed Gull
• Lesser Scaup
• Belted Kingfisher
• Red-tailed Hawk
Plus an Armadillo
Lake Saracen
• Double-crested Cormorant
• American White Pelican
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Purple Martin
• American Coot
• Ring-billed Gull
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Belted Kingfisher
• Common Grackle
• Northern Mockingbird
• Eastern Phoebe
• Great Blue Heron
• Pied-billed Grebe
Cane Creek State Park (stayed about 90 minutes)
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Mourning Dove
• Tufted Titmouse
• Bald Eagle
• American Crow
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Killdeer
• Belted Kingfisher
• Turkey Vulture
• Northern Harrier
• Barred Owl
• Wood Duck
• Great Egret
