I went down to Spruce Creek Park and the Rockfish Valley Trail System this
morning, hoping for some interesting migrants. Shortly after 7:00am I ran
across a large flock of approximately 45 Orchard Orioles. These are the first
Orioles of the season for the park. Later, by the big wooden bridge, near the
warm season grasses, a male and a female Bobwhite let me get very close for
photographs. This pair has been very cooperative, for the last couple days.
Species List:
22 - Canada Goose
1 - Wood Duck
2 - Northern Bobwhite
1 - Great Blue Heron
3 - Black Vulture
8 - Turkey Vulture
11 - Rock Pigeon
4 - Mourning Dove
3 - Belted Kingfisher
1 - Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 - Downy Woodpecker
2 - Northern Flicker
3 - Pileated Woodpecker
2 - Eastern Phoebe
1 - Great Crested Flycatcher
11 - Blue Jay
13 - American Crow
21 - Tree Swallow
4 - Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2 - Bank Swallow
3 - Barn Swallow
4 - Carolina Chickadee
1 - Tufted Titmouse
16 - Carolina Wren
1 - Ruby-crowned Kinglet
9 - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11 - Eastern Bluebird
25 - American Robin
5 - Northern Mockingbird
2 - Brown Thrasher
13 - European Starling
64 - Cedar Waxwing
8 - Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 - Louisiana Waterthrush
1 - Common Yellowthroat
2 - Eastern Towhee
16 - Chipping Sparrow
9 - Field Sparrow
6 - Savannah Sparrow
5 - Song Sparrow
2 - Swamp Sparrow
9 - White-throated Sparrow
1 - White-crowned Sparrow
15 - Northern Cardinal
102 - Red-winged Blackbird
16 - Eastern Meadowlark
1 - Rusty Blackbird
11 - Common Grackle
3 - Brown-headed Cowbird
45 - Orchard Oriole
1 - Purple Finch
1 - House Finch
13 - American Goldfinch
10 - House Sparrow
Species Total: 54
Tim Hodge
Nelson County
