Led by Tom Stephenson
And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.
~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868
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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 2:37 PM
Subject: First Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Megan Thornton <megankthornton@gmail.com>, Bob Curtis <bobolink@nyct.net>, Lisa Curtiss <lccurtiss@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Carol Page <carolpagebu@yahoo.com>, Ryan Goldberg <ryangoldberg@gmail.com>, Angie Co <Angie.co@gmail.com>
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 2:37 PM
Subject: First Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Megan Thornton <megankthornton@gmail.com>, Bob Curtis <bobolink@nyct.net>, Lisa Curtiss <lccurtiss@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Carol Page <carolpagebu@yahoo.com>, Ryan Goldberg <ryangoldberg@gmail.com>, Angie Co <Angie.co@gmail.com>
Hi Peter,
Highlights included a male Summer Tanager, the bright Yellow-throated Warbler, a fairly cooperative Hooded Warbler, Brown Thrasher, a very low Cooper's Hawk drinking swamp water, and more.
It was a beautiful (but very hot...) spring day with a good group of about 45 including one gentleman from Dublin. The park was very birdy with lots of yellowrumps and 56 species seen.
Highlights included a male Summer Tanager, the bright Yellow-throated Warbler, a fairly cooperative Hooded Warbler, Brown Thrasher, a very low Cooper's Hawk drinking swamp water, and more.
Here's the list.
Best regards,
Tom
| Common Loon |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| American Black Duck |
| Mallard |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Cooper's Hawk |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Peregrine Falcon |
| Laughing Gull |
| Ring-billed Gull |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Belted Kingfisher |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| Barn Swallow |
| Tufted Titmouse |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| Hermit Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Northern Mockingbird |
| Brown Thrasher |
| European Starling |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Yellow-throated Warbler |
| Pine Warbler |
| Palm Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Hooded Warbler |
| Summer Tanager |
| Eastern Towhee |
| Song Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |
