Thursday, April 13, 2023

Fwd: Thursday Walk in the sun

Brooklyn bird club spring Thursday walks begin,led by Tom Stephenson

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 13, 2023, 5:09 PM
Subject: Thursday Walk in the sun
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, <ryangoldberg@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Michele <truongmichele@gmail.com>, Marisa Hernandez <shishi47@gmail.com>, radka osickova <Radkadesign@yahoo.com>


Hi Peter,
We had a good group (maybe 35-40?) with several new faces on a beautiful (at first) then a rather hot day. Our bird of the day was an almost pure white Budgerigar. Actually it was (is??) countable, under some circumstances, as an ABA bird as there was (still is?) a naturalized population around St Petersburg in Florida. 

Otherwise, some good birds including Winter Wren, Rusty Blackbird, 7 species of warblers including Louisiana Waterthrush (we couldn't find the Yellow-throated), Prairie Warbler (heard by Valerie), Marsh Wren (a unique subspecies named "Radka's Marsh Wren), American Kestrel and more.
Here's the list along with a picture of the Budgie.
Marisa will also send you a couple of nice shots of Palm Warbler, which was found in several places.

Best regards,
Tom




Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Rusty Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Budgerigar