Not many birders come here after early June, understandably. Bobolinks are now
much harder to find since most hayfields have been mowed. Also, the warblers
and other songbirds are quieter and more circumspect. Nevertheless, I was
surprised that many of the target birds on 642 were there in their expected
locations, including the Alder Flycatcher at Straight Fork. Surprises included
2 Dicksissals on the lower end of 642 as well as a Horned Lark inflight
display. Perhaps the most unexpected was a singing White-throated Sparrow in
my back yard in New Hampden, apparently a first (almost) summer record for the
county. Notable missed include Vesper And Savannah Sparrows.
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Complete list follows.
John Spahr
Laurel Fork Rd. -- Jun 29, 2014
15.4 miles
178 Minutes
Observers: 1
Comments: Cool, mostly cloudy morning with surprising vocal activity
8 Mallard -- 3 adults & young
1 Wild Turkey
2 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
1 Killdeer
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
3 Eastern Wood-Pewee
4 Acadian Flycatcher
1 Alder Flycatcher -- In usual location by Straight Fork
1 Least Flycatcher
2 Eastern Phoebe
2 Blue-headed Vireo
23 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Blue Jay
2 American Crow
1 Common Raven
1 Horned Lark -- In display flight and song
35 Tree Swallow
19 Barn Swallow
3 Cliff Swallow
4 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch -- Calling on Middle Mtn
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Carolina Wren
2 House Wren
5 Eastern Bluebird
2 Veery
3 Hermit Thrush
4 Wood Thrush
19 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
3 Brown Thrasher
128 European Starling (saw several starlings sitting on a sheared sheep's
shoulder--say that fast a few times!)
1 Cedar Waxwing
1 Yellow Warbler
8 Chestnut-sided Warbler
12 Magnolia Warbler
4 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
6 Black-throated Green Warbler
2 Blackburnian Warbler
2 Black-and-white Warbler
1 American Redstart
1 Ovenbird
1 Louisiana Waterthrush
2 Common Yellowthroat
2 Canada Warbler
9 Eastern Towhee
6 Chipping Sparrow
2 Field Sparrow
7 Song Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow -- Quite a surprise. Distinct Sam Peabody whistled
song, heard but once.
8 Dark-eyed Junco
6 Scarlet Tanager
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4 Indigo Bunting
2 Dickcissel -- 1 seen and heard; 2nd only heard. About 1/2 mile apart in
pastures
2 Bobolink
28 Red-winged Blackbird
18 Eastern Meadowlark
4 Common Grackle
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
38 American Goldfinch
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