Location: Villas WMA
Observation date: 11/14/10
Notes: The Villas WMA provided a great opportunity to learn the calls of Eastern bluebirds and the difference between the calls of red-breasted and white-breasted nuthatches during this mornings walk.
Sunny & still, 40s
Leaders: Kathy & Roger, MJ & Chuck, Cindy & Shaun, Steve
Number of species: 52
Canada Goose 14
Mallard 6
Ruddy Duck 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Herring Gull 4
Mourning Dove 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 heard
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 10
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch 20
White-breasted Nuthatch 10
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 4
Winter Wren 1 heard
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 heard
Eastern Bluebird 60
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 2 heard
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 7
Cedar Waxwing 1 heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Eastern Towhee 2 heard
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 12
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Rusty Blackbird 2 heard
Common Grackle 40
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 15
American Goldfinch 40
House Sparrow 6
