Indigo
Buntings are birds we always wait for, then savor their return when they
finally show up. And show up they did for this morning's walk, with five of
these brilliantly blue birds feeding in the grasses at the edge of the field,
then flying up for good looks as they perched. A small migratory flock
contained a Blue-headed Vireo,Black-and-white, Palm, Hooded and Yellow-rumped
Warblers; a Common Yellowthroat and a couple of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers seemed
to be settling in for the season. Our timing was especially good, with the
thunder and lightning holding off 'til we'd returned to the parking lot!
Leaders:
Kathy Horn, Chris Marks, Mary Watson
47 species
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 5
Black-bellied Plover 18
Whimbrel 14
Laughing Gull 5
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 2
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Forster's Tern 2
Common Loon 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 3
American Goldfinch 1
Field Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 10
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 1
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 2
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 3
Hooded Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Northern Cardinal 12
Indigo Bunting 5
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47 species
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 5
Black-bellied Plover 18
Whimbrel 14
Laughing Gull 5
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 2
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Forster's Tern 2
Common Loon 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 3
American Goldfinch 1
Field Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 10
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 1
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 2
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 3
Hooded Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Northern Cardinal 12
Indigo Bunting 5
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
