Higbee Beach Bird Walk - Friday, May 1st, 2015

Another less than spring-like day, but the birds were singing and we were able to watch Field Sparrows nest building. Two late Hermit Thrush were seen well. White-eyed Vireos were everywhere as were the Prairie Warblers. Despite the weather, birds are arriving daily and getting down to the business of finding mates and breeding. Leaders: David LaPuma, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Catherine Busch, Bert Hixon, and Pat Perkins.
47 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X     heard
Mallard  4
Surf/Black Scoter  8
Northern Gannet  3
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  5
Osprey  1
Bald Eagle  1
Laughing Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  4
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Forster's Tern  3
Mourning Dove  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Eastern Kingbird  4
White-eyed Vireo  6
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  4
Fish Crow  8
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow  6
Carolina Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Hermit Thrush  2     not yet migrated
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  1
Brown Thrasher  1
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  4
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  12
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  4
Prairie Warbler  6
Eastern Towhee  3
Chipping Sparrow  4
Field Sparrow  4     two nest building
Song Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  8
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Common Grackle  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  10
American Goldfinch  3

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