Five birders showed up for the bird walk in Algonkian Park yesterday, 15 March,
and were treated to excellent looks at several Wood Ducks and an adult Bald
Eagle flying leisurely just 20 feet overhead. Tree Swallows were back and a
good number of Phoebes were seen and heard. Forty species were observed,
including:
Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 8
Mallard 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Bald Eagle 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 20
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 6
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 12
Tree Swallow 6
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 100
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 5
Bill Brown
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