Higbee Beach Bird Walk - Friday, May 2nd, 2014

Newly arrived warblers gave us a good start at the parking lot with good looks at Magnolia and Yellow Warblers, and Northern Parula. Other warblers seen or heard during the walk included American Redstart, Ovenbird, Black-and-white, Common Yellowthroat, Palm, and a Yellow-breasted Chat singing on his usual territory in the first field. Other highlights included a briefly perched Red-headed Woodpecker, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and two female Scarlet Tanager. Leaders:  Bert Hixon, Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, and Steve Weis.
61 species

Mallard  2
Common Loon  1
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Snowy Egret  2
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Black-bellied Plover  1
Laughing Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Mourning Dove  1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Chimney Swift  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Red-headed Woodpecker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  3
Merlin  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  5
White-eyed Vireo  6
Blue-headed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  3
Fish Crow  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Purple Martin  1
Tree Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  X
Tufted Titmouse  X
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  3
Brown Thrasher  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X
Ovenbird  1  heard
Black-and-white Warbler  8
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  1
Northern Parula  6
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  2
Palm Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  X
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Eastern Towhee  2
Chipping Sparrow  X
Field Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  X
Scarlet Tanager  2     female
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
Brown-headed Cowbird  X
Orchard Oriole  1     heard
House Finch  X

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