It was so quiet in the parking lot at the Beanery this morning, we thought we might have to talk about plants! The Blue Grosbeak had stopped singing by the time the walk began, and though it was a lovely morning, it didn't seem very birdy. What was actually the case, however, was that birds were everywhere, but they were being very quiet with little singing or chipping. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Orchard Orioles and Yellow Warblers went zipping by. Snowy and Great Egrets flew in flocks against a mostly cloudy sky. Royal Terns were carrying fish overhead, and the pond held Black-crowned Night Heron, Green Heron and Belted Kingfisher. The Black-and-white Warbler and the Northern Waterthrush hanging out in the wet woods brought our warbler total to four including the Common Yellowthroats and Yellow Warblers. The fields are looking really good for meadowlarks and sparrows in coming weeks. Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Karl Lukens, Deb Payson, Michael McCabe, and Barb Bassett.
51 species
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 11
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 2
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 9
Forster's Tern 1
Royal Tern 2
Mourning Dove 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 7
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 11
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 14
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 5
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 8
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 6
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 75
Orchard Oriole 6
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 5
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
