Higbee Beach did us proud with a nice range of very showy, local breeding birds on today's walk. Two pairs of Yellow-billed Cuckoos called, and one gave us great views as it hopped around seeking insects in the canopy. Indigo Buntings and Blue Grosbeaks fed in the fields and gave great scope views and a Yellow-breasted Chat graced the edge of the parking lot. We finished with brief but good views of a Mississippi Kite which headed north overhead. Leaders: Mike Crewe, Catherine Busch, Chris Marks, and Mary Watkins.
42 species
Gadwall 3
Mallard 2
Common Loon 2
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 2
Mississippi Kite 1
Bald Eagle 1
Laughing Gull 10
Forster's Tern 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4
Chimney Swift 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Least Flycatcher 1 Small empid with relatively large head, bright eyering and short primary projection. Behaviorly, mostly hunting within canopy of scrubby trees.
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
American Crow 2
Purple Martin 5
Barn Swallow 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Cedar Waxwing 15
Common Yellowthroat 2
Prairie Warbler 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Field Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal X
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 8
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
