??????? It was a cold, overcast morning at Huntley Meadows for the November 19,
Monday Morning Bird Walk. Nevertheless, fourteen birders had an enjoyable few
hours in the park where the brilliant Fall colors are hanging on even in this
Thanksgiving week. The wetlands were fully wet thanks both to recent rain and
the work of the resident beavers whose recent work was quite evident.
Thirty-six species were seen, including a large group of Green-winged Teal, one
of the largest collection of Ring-billed Gulls seen in Huntley in a while, two
Red-breasted Nuthatch, and five woodpeckers.
The totals:
Canada Goose?? 183
American Black Duck?? 1
Mallard?? 75
Northern Pintail?? 2
Green-winged Teal?? 60
Great Blue Heron?? 2
Red-Shouldered Hawk?? 1
Ring-billed Gull?? 70
Mourning Dove?? 13
Red-bellied Woodpecker?? 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?? 1
Downy Woodpecker?? 6
Northern Flicker?? 6
Pileated Woodpecker?? 2
Blue Jay?? 8
American Crow?? 3
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee?? 15
Tufted Titmouse?? 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch?? 2
White-breasted Nuthatch?? 4
Carolina Wren?? 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet?? 1
Eastern Bluebird?? 3
Northern Mockingbird?? 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler?? 6
Eastern Towhee?? 2
Song Sparrow?? 11
Swamp Sparrow?? 5
White-throated Sparrow?? 24
Dark-eyed Junco?? 2
Northern Cardinal?? 8
Red-winged Blackbird?? 50
Common Grackle?? 1
House Finch?? 2
American Goldfinch?? 40
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