EZ Birding - Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014

The second of two hot days with few new migrants, we nonetheless witnessed the passage of migrating groups of Lesser Yellowlegs and heard many Bobolink far overhead. We found the expected warblers-- Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, and American Redstart--and admired the continued gathering of Eastern Kingbirds. We had several Solitary Sandpiper (individually of course!), and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds whizzed around through-out our walk. Close encounters with two of our largest birds were highlights:  an adult male Wild Turkey who fed unconcernedly as we watched, and an adult Red-tailed Hawk perched in the shade in the heat of late morning. Leaders: Catherine Busch, Chris Marks, Lynne Breslow, Nancy Watson, Mike Hannisian, and Carrie Bell.
50 species

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Mallard  X
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  4
Turkey Vulture  3
Osprey  5
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Solitary Sandpiper  4
Lesser Yellowlegs  63
Least Sandpiper  4
Semipalmated Sandpiper  1
Laughing Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Forster's Tern  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  6
Downy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Kingbird  X
White-eyed Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  3
Tree Swallow  X
Barn Swallow  X
Carolina Chickadee  X
Tufted Titmouse  X
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  5
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  9
Northern Mockingbird  15
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  2
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  10
Yellow Warbler  9
Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  7
Blue Grosbeak  2
Bobolink  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
House Finch  X
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Up close and nearly personal with a Wild Turkey [Photo by Catherine Busch]

Red-tailed Hawk [Photo by Catherine Busch]