Photo: Black-crowned night heron by Derrick Johnson
Hello everyone,
Our bird families continue to grow. We saw a mama Baltimore Oriole on her nest and Orchard Orioles flying to and from their nest outside the Japanese Garden. A Northern Cardinal was sitting on her nest near the golf driving range and one of our birders spotted a Northern Flicker visiting their nest tree cavity.
Our resident Black-crowned Night Heron was standing guard in the Japanese Garden. A female American Redstart was observed in the middle of the Island, which was a bit of a surprise in late June. It was nice to find some Cedar Waxwings and a Spotted Sandpiper.
The surprise sighting of the day was of a deer who came to drink from the lagoon by the driving range. The drought must be forcing them to find new sources of water.
BIRDERS: Paul, Marian, Jennie, Cheryl, Dennis, Gary, Lucy, Leslie, Eileen, Monica, Tracy, Renate, Rob, Pam, Emilie and welcome to Jeff, Jack, David, Prasad, Julie, Lex and Rick.
TIME: 8:00am to 11:30am
WEATHER: Sunny, low 70s
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 29
Wood Duck Number observed: 4
Mallard Number observed: 8
Chimney Swift Number observed: 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 1
Spotted Sandpiper Number observed: 2
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 9
Caspian Tern Number observed: 1
Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 1
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 3
Green Heron Number observed: 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron Number observed: 2
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Northern Flicker Number observed: 2
Eastern Kingbird Number observed: 1
Warbling Vireo Number observed: 4
American Crow Number observed: 2
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Number observed: 2
Purple Martin Number observed: 15
Barn Swallow Number observed: 15
Cliff Swallow Number observed: 9
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 4
House Wren Number observed: 1
European Starling Number observed: 4
Gray Catbird Number observed: 4
American Robin Number observed: 9
Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 4
House Sparrow Number observed: 5
American Goldfinch Number observed: 6
Song Sparrow Number observed: 2
Orchard Oriole Number observed: 3
Baltimore Oriole Number observed: 8
Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 10
Brown-headed Cowbird Number observed: 1
Common Grackle Number observed: 2
Common Yellowthroat Number observed: 2
American Redstart Number observed: 1
Yellow Warbler Number observed: 13
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 5
Indigo Bunting Number observed: 2
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