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I arrived at the 7:40 AM. It was cloudy but clearing and about 65F. It was supposed to clear but about 2 hours into the excursion a light rain started forcing me to stow the camera. The rain didn’t amount to much but it was disappointing. I left at 10:50. My pedometer said I had walked 5 miles which sounds about right for the amount of time spent though its hard to believe there’s 5 miles of trails in there. First of season birds are marked with an asterisk.

Species seen or heard:

• Black-throated Green Warbler *
• Louisiana Waterthrush
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Chestnut-sided Warbler *
• Hooded Warbler *
• Pine Warbler
• Tufted Titmouse
• Carolina Wren
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• Northern Flicker
• American Robin
• Northern Cardinal
• Blue Jay
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• White-eyed Vireo
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Eastern Phoebe
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Pileated Woodpecker
• White-throated Sparrow
• American Crow
• Downy Woodpecker
• Turkey Vulture
• Fish Crow
• Blue-winged Teal
• Belted Kingfisher
• Brown Thrasher

I went to the park, starting at 5:30 PM, to see what I could see. I walked the trails around the visitor center and then walked the arboretum hoping for owls. No luck there but I did get to watch a Hermit Thrush taking a bath.

Species seen or heard at the Visitor Center:

• Orange-crowned Warbler
• Pine Warbler
• Mourning Dove
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Turkey Vulture
• Carolina Chickadee
• Tufted Titmouse
• Red-winged Blackbird

Species seen or heard at the Arboretum:

• Tufted Titmouse
• American Crow
• Pine Warbler
• Eastern Towhee
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Carolina Wren
• Black Vulture
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Downy Woodpecker
• Hermit Thrush
• Pileated Woodpecker

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I joined ASCA for a field trip to these areas today. Before joining the group I made a swing by the lake bridge where the Brown Pelican had recently been seen but did not see him. The field trip had a good turnout and between us and the fishers, the commuter parking lot was overflowing. First we went to Camp Robinson Special Use Area for Bachman’s Sparrow and warblers, then Lake Conway and Bell Slough for more warblers. We did get some rarities including the Bachman’s and an Osprey. The water level was very high and much of the slough was flooded so we were not able to go as far as we might have otherwise. Of course, there is some overlap between Lake Conway and Bell Slough but I tried to keep them separate and treat them as separate lists. For example, we saw different Bald Eagles at the two locations.

Species seen or heard at Camp Robinson SUA:

• Bachman’s Sparrow *
• Louisiana Waterthrush *
• Yellow-throated Vireo *
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Northern Flicker
• White-breasted Nuthatch
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Canada Goose
• Tufted Titmouse
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Mourning Dove
• Field Sparrow
• American Robin
• White-throated Sparrow
• Carolina Wren
• Fish Crow
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Pine Warbler
• Downy Woodpecker
• Brown-headed Cowbird
• Eastern Bluebird
• Dark-eyed Junco
• Blue Jay
• Northern Mockingbird
• Killdeer
• Pied-billed Grebe
• Northern Cardinal
• Brown Thrasher
• Carolina Chickadee
• Turkey Vulture
• Chipping Sparrow
• Eastern Phoebe

Species seen or heard at Lake Conway:

• Green Heron *
• Osprey *
• White-eyed Vireo *
• Common Grackle
• Mallard
• Canada Goose
• Barn Swallow
• American Coot
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Purple Martin
• Pied-billed Grebe
• Red-winged Blackbird
• American Crow
• Ruddy Duck
• Bald Eagle
• Tree Swallow
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Species seen or heard at Bell Slough:

• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher *
• White-eyed Vireo
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Carolina Chickadee
• Tufted Titmouse
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• American Robin
• Northern Parula
• Downy Woodpecker
• Brown Thrasher
• Belted Kingfisher
• White-throated Sparrow
• Northern Cardinal
• Bald Eagle