Hi All:
An absolutely delightful bird walk today with the highlight the first of
season Louisiana waterthrush just singing away. We had terrific looks at brown
creeper and a very cooperative yellow-bellied sapsucker actually using it's
holes to suck sap. Clouds of swallows were back over the river. River level is
closer to normal however we saw no mallards. Amazing.
All are welcome on our walk. We meet at 8 am Sunday at the Visitor Center
Parking lot.
Sally Wechsler
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 30
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 8
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 4 Great
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 5
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 4
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) 5
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 12
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 6
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 12
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 30
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 6
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 12
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 5
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 5
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 3
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 5
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 3
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 3
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 6
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 8
