Monday, April 30, 2012

April 24th Prospect Tuesday walk

Leading: Rob Bate:

Hilights Tuesday BBC walk ( Bartel Pritchard location)


Leading : Rob Bate



We had a great walk with Rob this morning. Perfect size group, i think 7. some of our good birds - Indigo Bunting, Blue-headed Vireo, and baby Mourning Doves



From Rob Bate



(we also had 2 Palm Warblers)





Highlight of the day was 3 Indigo Buntings in the lower Midwood near the Zoo first spotted by Bobbi. Everyone got good looks.

Otherwise, pretty slow, one N Waterthrush heard singing above the Esdale Bridge but unable to spot, Blue Headed Vireos giving good looks.





42 species



Canada Goose 2

Mute Swan X

Wood Duck 2

Mallard X

Double-crested Cormorant 37

Great Egret 1

Red-tailed Hawk 1

Laughing Gull 1

Ring-billed Gull X

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Chimney Swift 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker X

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X

Hairy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker X

Eastern Phoebe 1

Blue-headed Vireo 4

Blue Jay X

American Crow X

Barn Swallow X

Carolina Wren 3

House Wren 6

Hermit Thrush 7

American Robin X

Gray Catbird 1

Northern Mockingbird 1

European Starling X

Northern Waterthrush 1

Black-and-white Warbler 1

Palm Warbler 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler X

Eastern Towhee 3

Chipping Sparrow 3

Song Sparrow 1

Swamp Sparrow 1

Northern Cardinal X

Indigo Bunting 3

Red-winged Blackbird X

Common Grackle X

Brown-headed Cowbird 1

American Goldfinch 3

House Sparrow X



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