Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, November 10th, 2012

Excellent birding for passerines that included Fox, Vesper, Field, White-throat, Song, and Savannah Sparrows. Good looks at 3 Wilson's Snipe feeding at the edge of standing water. Raptors included Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, and 3 Bald Eagles. Good looks at Eastern Bluebirds in the vineyard field and American Pipits in the pumpkin field. Leaders: Karl Lukens, Kathy Horn, and Roger Horn.
57 species

Canada Goose  5
Wood Duck  1     heard
American Black Duck  3
Mallard  10
Blue-winged Teal  2
Northern Shoveler  12
Great Blue Heron  5
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  8
Northern Harrier  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  4
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  3
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Killdeer  1
Wilson's Snipe  3
Herring Gull  1
Rock Pigeon  3
Mourning Dove  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Northern Flicker  5
Merlin  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
White-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  75
Tree Swallow  6
Carolina Wren  8
Golden-crowned Kinglet  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5
Eastern Bluebird  25
Hermit Thrush  12
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  2
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  20
American Pipit  3
Palm Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  15
Eastern Towhee  1     heard
Field Sparrow  1
Vesper Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  2
Fox Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  10
Swamp Sparrow  5
White-throated Sparrow  5
Dark-eyed Junco  5
Northern Cardinal  8
Red-winged Blackbird  40
Rusty Blackbird  2     seen by leader
Common Grackle  10
House Finch  4
Pine Siskin  1
American Goldfinch  15

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Eastern Bluebird [Photo by Karl Lukens]

Savannah Sparrow [Photo by Karl Lukens]

Vesper Sparrow [Karl Lukens]
Hermit Thrush [Photo by Roger Horn]

Wilson's Snipe [Photo by Karl Lukens]