Hidden Corners of Belleplain - Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

A chilly morning developed into a beautiful day, with walk highlights to include three perched and singing Summer Tanagers, female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the feeders and a male singing close by, Blue grosbeak and Indigo bunting, and great looks at a singing Black-throated Blue Warbler. Leaders: Shawn Bamford, Karen Johnson, and Mary Watkins.
Number of Taxa: 57

6 Canada Goose
1 Mute Swan
3 Wild Turkey
4 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Spotted Sandpiper
15 Laughing Gull
6 Herring Gull
6 Mourning Dove
2 Chimney Swift
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
4 Eastern Wood-Pewee
6 Acadian Flycatcher
3 Eastern Phoebe
8 Great Crested Flycatcher
6 White-eyed Vireo
5 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
4 crow sp.
10 Tree Swallow
25 Barn Swallow
6 Carolina Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 Carolina Wren
18 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5 Wood Thrush
16 American Robin
3 Gray Catbird
1 Brown Thrasher
2 Northern Mockingbird
12 European Starling
35 Ovenbird
2 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Prothonotary Warbler
2 Common Yellowthroat
1 Northern Parula
2 Yellow Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
7 Yellow-throated Warbler
4 Prairie Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
22 Chipping Sparrow
2 Field Sparrow
2 Eastern Towhee
3 Summer Tanager
3 Northern Cardinal
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Blue Grosbeak
1 Indigo Bunting
8 Red-winged Blackbird
8 Common Grackle
4 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Orchard Oriole
3 American Goldfinch