Dave Lord et. al. report:
"Despite the absence of the sun which the weatherman promised, Belleplain had some good looks of good birds. The Prairie Warblers of Vine Street were very showy, giving us rewarding looks. However these particular birds also gave us a lesson in the variabilty of bird song, giving a number of minor changes to their song. A Yellow-Throated Warbler impressed some of our northern participants, while a Prothonatary sang teasingly at the Beaver Dam on Tom Field."
[Note - Wood Thrush also arrived at Vine Street - DF]
Location: Belleplain State Forest
Observation date: 4/22/10
Notes: CMBO's Birds of Belleplain Thursday Trip. Jim Armstrong, Bert Hixon, Karl Lukens and Dave Lord.
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose 6
Wild Turkey 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1 Heard
Ring-billed Gull 8
Herring Gull 2
Mourning Dove 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Heard
Downy Woodpecker 3 Heard
Northern Flicker 1 Heard
Eastern Phoebe 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 8
American Crow X
Fish Crow X
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 23
Carolina Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
American Robin 11
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Yellow-throated Warbler 6
Pine Warbler 4
Prairie Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 7
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 12
Louisiana Waterthrush 4
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
American Goldfinch 5
