Saul’s Minnow Farm 4/17/2009

Dennis Braddy reported a White-faced Ibis at Saul’s today so after attending to some chores and waiting for Sam to get home from school we headed over there. We found the ibis as well as many other shorebirds most of which were life birds for Sam. Plus I saw a single Piping Plover among the Yellowlegs, a life bird for me too! * = first of season, ** = Life Bird!

Species seen or heard at Saul’s:

  • Piping Plover **
  • White-faced Ibis *
  • Great Egret
  • Greater Yellowlegs
  • Pectoral Sandpiper
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
  • Common Grackle
  • Long-billed Dowitcher

Allsopp and Murray Parks 4/17/2009

Taking a beautiful day off, I went to Allsopp and Murray Parks this morning. I arrived at Allsopp at 7:30 having recently reviewed the trail map ( found at http://tinyurl.com/cxv7wr ) wanting to learn more about the park. I traveled some new to me areas in the highlands seeing a few first of seasons. I then moved to Murray, seeing some other interesting birds including perhaps last of season gulls. First of seasons marked with an asterisk. I spent about 3.5 hours at the two parks.

Species seen or heard at Allsopp Park:

  • Great Crested Flycatcher *
  • Chimney Swift *
  • European Starling
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • White-eyed Vireo
  • Tufted Titmouse
  • Carolina Chickadee
  • American Robin
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  • American Crow
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Red-eyed Vireo
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Carolina Wren
  • Blue Jay
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Eastern Towhee
  • Pine Warbler
  • Northern Parula
  • Hermit Thrush
  • Mourning Dove
  • House Sparrow
  • Eastern Phoebe
  • Hooded Warbler

Species seen or heard at Murray Park:

  • Orchard Oriole *
  • Eastern Kingbird *
  • Cliff Swallow *
  • American Crow
  • European Starling
  • Northern Mockingbird
  • Fish Crow
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Canada Goose
  • Eastern Towhee
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow
  • Barn Swallow
  • Purple Martin
  • Blue Jay
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
  • American Robin
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Common Grackle
  • Turkey Vulture
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Mourning Dove
  • Carolina Chickadee
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Northern Flicker
  • Tufted Titmouse
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Northern Parula
  • White-eyed Vireo
  • Ring-billed Gull
  • Double-crested Cormorant
  • Bonaparte’s Gull
  • Eastern Phoebe
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Brown-headed Cowbird

Craighead Forest Park 4/15/2009

I took Wednesday off today and went to Craighead Forest Park. I made the mistake of leaving later than I should have and didn’t get there until 9 AM, two hours after sunrise. The birding was slower than I expected, perhaps that was why. I walked the area for 3 hours, leaving at noon, getting a morning’s tally of 32 species. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the day was a Winter Wren although it was not truly notable, just unexpected. What’s interesting is I’m learning that not all exotic and mysterious sounding birds are warblers, listen to a Brown-headed Cowbird or a Field Sparrow some time.

Species seen or heard:

  • Canada Goose
  • American Robin
  • Northern Mockingbird
  • Killdeer
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  • Carolina Wren
  • Brown Thrasher
  • Black-throated Green Warbler
  • Eastern Towhee
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • European Starling
  • Pine Warbler
  • Mourning Dove
  • Tufted Titmouse
  • American Crow
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Winter Wren
  • Blue Jay
  • Field Sparrow
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Brown-headed Cowbird
  • Eastern Bluebird
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  • Carolina Chickadee
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Green Heron
  • Eastern Wood-pewee
  • Northern Flicker
  • Pileated Woodpecker
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Cooper’s Hawk
  • Fish Crow
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