Photo: Mallard by Chris Miller
Hello everyone,
It was another lovely fall morning. Great Blue Herons were everywhere and one even flew in and landed right in front of us! I guess it wanted to say hello. A late Orange-crowned Warbler was a nice treat, but the biggest surprise of the day was the appearance of three Eastern Bluebirds. We have been lamenting the fact that we have seen very few bluebirds this year so their appearance was a delightful surprise.
The Wood Ducks have regrown their feathers after their annual molt and were looking stunning. We had fun watching a great glorious group of gorgeous goldfinches greedily gobbling and gorging on thistle.
BIRDERS: Elaine, Kristin, Nathan, Marian, Cheryl, Mike, Jennie, Roger, Mark C., Meghana, Tyler, Paul, Marisa, Pam, Meghan, Renate, Bruce
TIME: 8:00am to 11:35am
WEATHER: 46 degrees, mostly cloudy, becoming sunny
Compiler: Cheryl
Photographer: Marisa
Canada Goose Number observed: 161
Wood Duck Number observed: 8
Mallard Number observed: 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Number observed: 2
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 6
Great Egret Number observed: 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron Number observed: 1
Cooper's Hawk Number observed: 1
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Northern Flicker Number observed: 2
Eastern Phoebe Number observed: 1
Blue Jay Number observed: 1
American Crow Number observed: 2
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Number observed: 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet Number observed: 6
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 1
Winter Wren Number observed: 1
European Starling Number observed: 12
Gray Catbird Number observed: 1
Eastern Bluebird Number observed: 3
Hermit Thrush Number observed: 5
Wood Thrush Number observed: 1
American Robin Number observed: 17
House Sparrow Number observed: 3
House Finch Number observed: 1
American Goldfinch Number observed: 4
American Tree Sparrow Number observed: 4
Fox Sparrow Number observed: 1
White-crowned Sparrow Number observed: 2
White-throated Sparrow Number observed: 15
Song Sparrow Number observed: 2
Swamp Sparrow Number observed: 2
Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 1
Common Grackle Number observed: 1
Orange-crowned Warbler Number observed: 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler Number observed: 3
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 3
If you’d like more information about a bird, check out the All About Birds ID guide:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/
Corrections, additions and comments are welcome.
Good birding everyone,
Jennie