Thursday, May 7, 2015

Fwd: BBC Thursday Walk

Leading Tom Stephenson


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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date:05/07/2015 5:01 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Peter Dorosh <ProsBird@aol.com>
Cc: Rob Bate <robsbate@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <Bobbi.Manian@alumni.lafayette.edu>, Stanley Greenberg <greenbergphoto@gmail.com>
Subject: BBC Thursday Walk

Hi Peter,

Well, it was pretty birdy out there today!  An incredible amount of activity on a very beautiful and pleasant day. We ended up with 86 species including 25 species of warblers. Considering we had almost no raptors, herons, ducks and many other groups, the list was very good.\
The group started out at about 36 or so and many hung in for most of the day.

Highlights include: Ruby-throated Hummingbird building at nest near the lullwater cove; 2 eggs on the Green Heron nest; Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers, Indigo Bunting, 5 species of vireo including White-eyed and Yellow-throated (thanks to Rob J); 3 Worm-eating Warblers, very good looks at Bay-breasted, Canada, Cape May, Blue-winged (at least 2), Magnolia, Chestnut-sided and more including over 1 million Northern Parulas, all singing simultaneously.
 
A few species were more elusive. The Kentucky was just chipping; and the Blackburnian and  Tennessee didn't put in much of an appearance. But all in all lots of great sightings.

Here's the list. I'll send a few pictures shortly.

Best regards,
Tom 


Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow