Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, September 27th, 2014

The "Big Sky" at the Beanery allows for good hawk watching and, though we broke into three groups for this morning's walk, all of us had good looks at the falcons and accipiters that are now coming through in migration. The American Kestrels really put on a show, with two perched and others in flight. Kestrels are the smallest and most colorful of our falcons and today's males clearly showed the broad black subterminal band on their orange tails as they wheeled overhead. Formerly known as "sparrow hawks," kestrels are secondary cavity nesters that can benefit from nest box programs. And they'd make a great 'yard bird' for anyone with suitable property!
Group 1 - Leader: Kathy Horn
47 species

Canada Goose  4
Wood Duck  1
American Black Duck  2
Mallard  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  11
Cooper's Hawk  1
Killdeer  1
Laughing Gull  2
Forster's Tern  1
Mourning Dove  35
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  25
American Kestrel  3
Merlin  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Red-eyed Vireo  9
Blue Jay  19
American Crow  6
Tree Swallow  3
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  6
American Robin  2
Gray Catbird  15
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  8
Cedar Waxwing  30
Black-and-white Warbler  4
Common Yellowthroat  10
American Redstart  7
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  3
Palm Warbler  2
Field Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  6
Indigo Bunting  3
Bobolink  2
Common Grackle  2
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  1

Group 2 - Leaders: Karl Lukens and Deb Payson.
45 species

Canada Goose  5
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  4
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  5
Snowy Egret  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  4
Osprey  3
Northern Harrier  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  15
Cooper's Hawk  1
Broad-winged Hawk  2
Laughing Gull  1
Herring Gull  1
Mourning Dove  25
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  50
Merlin  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  50
American Crow  10
Fish Crow  1
Tree Swallow  15
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1     heard
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  50
Cedar Waxwing  20     fly over before walk
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  1
Yellow Warbler  7
Palm Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Indigo Bunting  3
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Common Grackle  1
House Sparrow  2

Group 3 - Leader: Roger Horn
47 species

Canada Goose  9
Mallard  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  7
Snowy Egret  5
Black-crowned Night-Heron  5
Black Vulture  3
Osprey  4
Sharp-shinned Hawk  6
Cooper's Hawk  2
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  7
Laughing Gull  3
Herring Gull  4
Mourning Dove  45
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  25
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  4
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue Jay  20
American Crow  16
Tree Swallow  4
Carolina Chickadee  1
Carolina Wren  3
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  4
Brown Thrasher  1
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  12
Cedar Waxwing  18
Northern Waterthrush  1
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  4
Palm Warbler (Western)  1
Savannah Sparrow  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Bobolink  6
Red-winged Blackbird  11
Common Grackle  2
House Finch  8
American Goldfinch  3
House Sparrow  10

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American Kestral [Photo by Roger Horn]

Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron [Photo by Karl Lukens]