Leader Megan Thornton (debut)
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From: Megan Thornton
Date: Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Gwc walk
To: Peter Dorosh
From: Megan Thornton
Date: Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Gwc walk
To: Peter Dorosh
Hi Peter,
It was a great walk! Lots of engagement and excitement from everyone : - D ! We had amazing views as a juvenile RTH attempted to catch a squirrel, and then we watched him practice his technique on an unsuspecting stick before he flew low over us. I was glad to get such a grand show! I'd say we had about 25 people, with a mix of new and familiar faces.
Here's the checklist:
Red-bellied Woodpecker (6, only 1 male)
Mourning Dove (15)
Monk Parakeets (18)
White-breasted Nuthatch (4)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1)
American Crow (6)
Red-tailed Hawk (4, 2 of which were beautiful adults, perhaps a pair)
Cooper's Hawk (2 adults)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1 adult)
Dark-eyed Junco (25)
Tufted Titmouse (2)
White-throated Sparrow (4, surprised there weren't more)
Eastern Towhee (1 female)
Fox Sparrow (6, woohoo!)
Northern Mockingbird (4)
American Robin (10)
Northern Cardinal (6)
Cedar Waxwing (8)
House Finch (10)
American goldfinch (6)
Carolina Wren (1)
Mallard (8)
Bufflehead (3 males)
Ruddy Duck (1 female)
American Black Duck (5)
and about 5 million Blue Jays! (I'm sure it was more like 30... hard to tell, they were EVERYWHERE as expected haha)
We didn't get deep enough in for the Orange-crowned warbler, but thankfully no one minded; everyone seemed eager to check out the feeders at Dell Water, so we hung to those familiar routes. :- )
Thank you again so much for having me lead this walk! I'll be in touch for leading another walk hopefully in late spring or early summer?
Take care,
Megan
