It was great weather for afternoon birding! There were not a lot of birds in the State Park today but we had some unique experiences. We watched a Red-tailed Hawk consuming a rabbit ten feet off the Red Trail. His crop looked like it was ready to burst! Right past the hawk we had a tom Wild Turkey right off the Red Trail. He looked at us while we looked at him! There was a good raptor movement including all three falcons (Kestrel, Merlin, and Peregrine); Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks; and Northern Harrier. We had a mystery warbler that further research suggests as a female Hooded Warbler (splotchy, black head and a black chin). Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Cindy Bamford, and Deb Payson.
45 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 55
Mute Swan 34
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 15
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 3
Blue-winged Teal 15
Northern Shoveler 3
Green-winged Teal 4
Wild Turkey 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper's Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Laughing Gull 15
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 30
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker 3
American Kestrel 3
Merlin 7
Peregrine Falcon 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 3 heard only
Carolina Wren 2 heard only
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 1 heard only
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 5
Common Yellowthroat 3
Hooded Warbler 1
Savannah Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 1 heard only
Red-winged Blackbird 5
American Goldfinch 4 heard only
House Sparrow 6
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