This was our last walk for Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm for this season. The morning air was brisk, with remnants of frost across the field. As the sun came up warming the shrubs and grasses, we came upon a Yellow-rumped Warbler sleeping. It sat in a Multiflora Rose bush with its head tucked under it's wing. Yellow shoulder spot glowing in the sun. Unusual and delightful at the same time. The winds from the night before brought in several more Savannah, Swamp, and Song sparrows. They were leaping and fluttering short distances ahead of us as we eased along the field edges. Occasionally sitting up on a weed or branch for us to observe. Additionally, there were Red-shouldered Hawks about; one sat for us several times reddish breast blazing. The others flying displayed their light crescents near the end of the wings as they soared over head. A lovely morning walk. Leaders Roger Horn, Karl Lukens, Deb Payson, and Steve Rodan.
35 species
Canada Goose 24
Mallard 16
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 6
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 75
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 3
American Pipit 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 9
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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| Savannah Sparrow [Photo by Karl Lukens] |
