Spring Birding at the Garrett Family Preserve - Saturday, May 25, 2019

Flycatchers can be difficult to ID but not if they're perched atop a shrub saying "fitz-bew", as were the two Willow Flycatchers we saw and heard repeatedly at Garrett this morning. The Chats were relatively quiet but Orchard Orioles popped up repeatedly, along with Field Sparrows, Indigo Buntings and Blue Grosbeaks. A couple of the fields are filled with blooming wildflowers providing a beautiful habitat for various pollinators.

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Deb Payson

48 species

Canada Goose  2
Mallard  7
Mourning Dove  6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  2
Chimney Swift  1
American Oystercatcher  2
Killdeer  1
Laughing Gull  9
Herring Gull (American)  1
Forster's Tern  1
Double-crested Cormorant  20
Great Egret  2
Green Heron  1
Glossy Ibis  1
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  8
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Willow Flycatcher  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  5
Eastern Kingbird  3
Blue Jay  2
Fish Crow  3
Purple Martin  3
Tree Swallow  5
Barn Swallow (American)  2
House Wren (Northern)  1
Carolina Wren (Northern)  8
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  2
Brown Thrasher  1
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  3
Cedar Waxwing  8
American Goldfinch  3
Field Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  1
Yellow-breasted Chat  2
Orchard Oriole  7
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  18
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle (Purple)  6
Common Yellowthroat  6
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  5
Northern Cardinal  6
Blue Grosbeak  3
Indigo Bunting  8
House Sparrow  1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

Orchard Oriole photo by Kathy Horn