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Arrived at 7:22 and met Karen & Dottie. It was already 78F so it will be a scorcher. First we did Emerald Park then we moved to the bottom of the quarry for round two. Left the area at 10:20.

Species seen or heard:

Emerald Park:

• Northern Mockingbird
• American Crow
• American Robin
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
• White-eyed Vireo
• Carolina Wren
• Northern Cardinal
• Blue Jay
• Chimney Swift
• Northern Bobwhite
• Mourning Dove
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Carolina Chickadee
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  Red-tailed Hawk
• Pine Warbler
• Tufted Titmouse

Quarry section of River Trail:

• Mourning Dove
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Downy Woodpecker
• Northern Mockingbird
• Eastern Kingbird
• Fish Crow
• Northern Cardinal
• Carolina Wren
• Northern Bobwhite
• American Robin
• White-eyed Vireo
• Carolina Chickadee
• Great Crested Flycatcher
• Turkey Vulture
• Eastern Phoebe
• Baltimore Oriole
• Great Blue Heron

Arrived at Cook’s Landing at 7:42. I’ve just started a home improvement project, putting bamboo flooring down in the living room and my office and am anxious to get back to it but I also need to birding time so I’m here for a short visit. I saw two beavers in the backwater, or at least I pretty sure they were beavers rather than Nutria or Muskrats.

Species seen or heard:

• Rock Pigeon
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Carolina Wren
• Eastern Bluebird
• Cliff Swallow
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
• Mourning Dove
• Northern Cardinal
• Barn Swallow
• Mallard
• White-eyed Vireo
• Common Yellowthroat
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Least Tern
• Canada Goose
• Great Blue Heron
• Indigo Bunting
• Carolina Chickadee

Arrived at the park with Samantha at 7:35. The temperature was 75F. We walked to horse trail and managed to find the chiggers. Left the park at 9:05.

Species seen or heard:

• Dickcissel
• Mourning Dove
• Indigo Bunting
• Northern Mockingbird
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Carolina Wren
• Blue Jay
• Eastern Wood-Pewee
• Common Yellowthroat
• Eastern Bluebird
• Northern Bobwhite
• Fish Crow
• Brown-headed Cowbird
• Eastern Kingbird
• White-eyed Vireo
• Carolina Chickadee
• Tufted Titmouse
• Pine Warbler
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Blue Grosbeak
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Barn Swallow
• Killdeer
• Purple Martin
• American Crow
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo