Registrar: Evelyn Huang
Participants: 28
Weather: 72°F; mostly cloudy, light showers, light SW winds
Bird Species: 44
Since the Linnaean homecoming picnic scheduled for that afternoon had been postponed due to inclement weather, the group canceled plans to walk to Summit Rock at the end of the trip.
The rain held off for most of the morning, although there were a few moments of drizzle. Lighting was poor, and the birds were difficult to see, but the group did see a diversity of species throughout the morning.
The route started on the Great Hill (with bathrooms) and proceeded to cover the Children’s Glades, South Blowdown, Pool, Sparrow Rock, East Blowdown, Block House, Lily Ponds, Loch, Wildflower Meadow, Grassy Knoll, Compost Heap, and back again to the Loch and Pool. We were pleasantly surprised to see several Ruby-throated Hummingbirds on our walk through the Loch. Near the Compost Heap, we saw a flock of 15 Cedar Waxwings fly in and land in one tree before taking off again. On our way back through the Loch, we found a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, followed by an Olive-sided Flycatcher at the waterfall overlook.
We ended the walk a little after 12 PM, just as the rain was starting.
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Flycatcher sp. (Tyrannidae sp.)
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Wren sp.
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Palm Warbler
Northern Cardinal
