Lucky for those of us on this morning's Beanery walk that Merlin and accipiters were around because, left undisturbed, most birds were hunkered down in the wind and rain. One keen-eyed observer found an American Redstart in the wet woods but didn't find it by seeing its usual glean-and-drop behavior. Rather, it was perched quietly near the base of a large tree. This may not be the view we usually associate with redstarts but it probably wasn't an unusual vantage point from the bird's perspective as redstarts usually nest in the fork of a low tree, often near the ground. Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Deb Payson, and Carrie Bell.
39 species
Canada Goose 15
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Herring Gull (American) 6
Forster's Tern 8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 45
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 15
Merlin 3
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 40
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 8
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 35
Cedar Waxwing 2
American Redstart 1
Savannah Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 4
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
