Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, October 6th, 2012

Group 1: Still large numbers of Northern Flickers and Blue Jays, but warbler variety was down. Raptors included several American Kestrels, 2 Bald Eagles and a Peregrine Falcon. The Willow Ponds held numerous Yellow-rumped Warblers, 3 Black-crowned Night-Herons, and a Common Gallinule. Leaders: Karl Lukens, Catherine Busch, and Carrie Bell.
46 species

Mallard  5
Great Egret  2     fly-over
Black-crowned Night-Heron  3
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  5
Sharp-shinned Hawk  5
Cooper's Hawk  2
Bald Eagle  2
Common Gallinule  1     juv.
Killdeer  2     fly over
Herring Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Rock Pigeon  1
Mourning Dove  8
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  30
American Kestrel  4
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  10
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  50
American Crow  15
Carolina Chickadee  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  12
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
Brown Thrasher  1     heard
European Starling  100
Cedar Waxwing  3
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  4
Palm Warbler  20
Yellow-rumped Warbler  20
Savannah Sparrow  5
Northern Cardinal  3
Indigo Bunting  2
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  10

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Common Gallinule [Photo by Karl Lukens]

Group 2: Among the many local and migrant birds making good use of all the available 'bird food' at the Rea Farm on this morning's walk, we had nice looks at Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings, Common Gallinule, Black-crowned Night Herons, Eastern Kingfisher, Eastern Phoebes; Nashville, Magnolia, Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers; and Brown Thrasher. Leaders: Kathy and Roger Horn.
53 species

Mallard  2
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  4
Turkey Vulture  3
Osprey  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Bald Eagle  1
Common Gallinule  1
Killdeer  2
Herring Gull (American)  3
Rock Pigeon  2
Mourning Dove  6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  6
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  19
American Kestrel  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Eastern Phoebe  7
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  45
American Crow  10
Carolina Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  7
Golden-crowned Kinglet  6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Robin  21
Gray Catbird  17
Northern Mockingbird  1
Brown Thrasher  2
European Starling  55
Cedar Waxwing  8
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  5
Magnolia Warbler  2
Palm Warbler (Western)  50
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  8
Field Sparrow  3
Savannah Sparrow  8
White-throated Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  4
Indigo Bunting  2
Red-winged Blackbird  1
House Finch  4

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak [Photo by Roger Horn]

Savannah Sparrow [Photo by Roger Horn]