A quiet morning at Higbee after a week of persistent northeast winds gave us time to discuss the habitat and migration strategies of birds including a interesting study of birds using olfactory messages (smell) in addition to the sun and the Earth's magnetic field in order to find their migration locations. The Sharp-shinned Hawk show continues and a hard-working Osprey lost its fish to a marauding immature Bald Eagle. Group 1 Leaders: David LaPuma, Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, and Bert Hixon.
40 species
Canada Goose X Heard
American Black Duck 1
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 6
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Laughing Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Forster's Tern 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 8
Merlin 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 6
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Swainson's Thrush 1 Seen and heard by a few
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 1
Cedar Waxwing 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 3
Bobolink X Heard
Red-winged Blackbird 22
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 12
Group 2 Leaders: Kathy Horn, Deb Payson, Carrie Bell, and Mary Watkins.
42 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 15
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Accipiter sp. 2
Laughing Gull 14
Herring Gull (American) 6
Forster's Tern 2
Royal Tern 1
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 18
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Tree Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 4
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 7
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 6
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 1
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Field Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 10
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
