Birds of Belleplain - Saturday, April 25th, 2015

The recent warmer weather abandoned us this morning with a start temperature of 30 degrees. The "Pee" fields on Sumner Avenue gave us wonderful views of an American Kestrel, a perched Bald Eagle and two Red-tailed Hawks and a fleeting glimpse of the Upland Sandpiper. We did have two Louisiana Waterthrush appearing to argue over territory and the Ovenbirds and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers kept us company almost everywhere we stopped. The group was lucky to get great views of a freshly constructed Gnatcatcher nest. Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Bert Hixon, Chris Marks, BJ Pinnock, and Carrie Bell.
44 species

Wood Duck  4
Wild Turkey  1
Turkey Vulture  3
Bald Eagle  3
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Upland Sandpiper  1     Flying toward woodbine airport from 'pee' field on Sumner ave
Laughing Gull  8
Herring Gull  14
Mourning Dove  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
White-eyed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Barn Swallow  4
Carolina Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  6
Carolina Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  8
American Robin  10
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  14
Ovenbird  10
Worm-eating Warbler  1
Louisiana Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-throated Warbler  2
Prairie Warbler  1
Eastern Towhee  2
Chipping Sparrow  14
Field Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  12
Northern Cardinal  1
Indigo Bunting  1
Eastern Meadowlark  2
Common Grackle  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  12
American Goldfinch  8
House Sparrow  2

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