Autumn Weekend - Higbee Beach - Friday, October 29 2010

Location: Higbee Beach
Observation date: 10/29/10
Notes: CMBO Fall weekend. Cold front passed last evening after sev days south winds, 50's, clear, nw 10-20 mph. 6:45-12:00 noon
Number of species: 56

Canada Goose 20
Turkey Vulture 5
Bald Eagle 3
Northern Harrier 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 100
Cooper's Hawk 3
American Kestrel 5
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Woodcock 100 at Hidden Valley lot, flying past in 5 minutes time!
Mourning Dove 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 15
Eastern Phoebe 10
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15
Eastern Bluebird 10
Swainson's Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 125 conservative, careful estimate
American Robin 500
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 150
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4000
Palm Warbler 50
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 40
Field Sparrow 15
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 300
Swamp Sparrow 500
White-throated Sparrow 200
Dark-eyed Junco 1000
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 700
Eastern Meadowlark 4
Rusty Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 25
Purple Finch 25
House Finch 50
Pine Siskin 100
American Goldfinch 75