Tom Stephenson leading
"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."
preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul
preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul
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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <
Hi Peter,
It was a beautiful day today, with fairly mild weather most of the time. There had clearly been some migration last night, with a number of birds in the northern end of the park. That being said, the rest of the park was rather spotty by the time we made our rounds, with a few flocks here and there, mostly of the same species mix.
The highlight was (Michele, you might want to avert your eyes for a second...) Black-billed Cuckoo.
It was spotted by Daniele, who may be taking over Valeries' place in the cuckoo-spotting category (although not yet in the cuckoo-calling category...)
We also had a couple of Bay-breasted Warblers, a couple of Blackpolls, a Turkey Vulture, and more.
All in all we had 50 species including 13 warbler species with lots of Northern Parula, American Redstarts, and a mix of the rest.
Here's the list.
Best regards,
Tom
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Turkey Vulture |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| Osprey |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Merlin |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
| Chimney Swift |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Veery |
| Swainson's Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
| Cedar Waxwing |
| Northern Parula |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Magnolia Warbler |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Ovenbird |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Song Sparrow |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Common Grackle |
| Baltimore Oriole |
| House Finch |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |
Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee Carolina Wren House Wren Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Prairie Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Canada Warbler Northern Cardinal Common Grackle Purple Finch House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow
