Good birding, despite intense drought. Numerous sightings (except where
noted):
Pair of ducks flushed from stream at dusk-probably wood ducks or teal.
(Couldn't see any details) 2
Great blue heron (several sightings) 1
Green heron 1
Wild turkey (several sightings) 3
Mystery kite/harrier/buteo 1
(Actually looked like the photos of a white-tailed kite, but it must have
been a broad-winged hawk or a Northern harrier. It was sitting on the top
of a tree, and it looked: a) small and b) WHITE, including the head. Bill
looked small and black, in contrast to the white head.)
Turkey vulture
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Belted kingfisher (several sightings) 1
Downy woodpecker (several sightings) 1
Northern flicker (yellow-shafted)
Eastern wood-pewee
American crow
Fish crow (heard-not seen)
Blue jay
Carolina chickadee
Tufted titmouse
Winter wren (landed silently on porch at dusk. Startled me, which startled
it.) 1
Palm warbler (Several lengthy observations. Seemed to be working with
nesting materials!?) 1
Canada warbler (2 sightings) 1
Red-winged blackbird
Orchard oriole (female) 1
Northern cardinal
American goldfinch
Chipping sparrow
White-crowned sparrow (juvenile)
