Registrar: Debbie Mullins
Participants: 36
Weather: 44° F; cloudy at 7:30 am, warming to 55°F and clear by mid-morning
Bird Species: 51
An enthusiastic group came out for the first spring migration walk of 2025. Very chilly conditions at the beginning of the walk had many people wishing they had worn gloves, but by late morning conditions had improved. Migration is definitely underway, as evidenced by the abundance of Pine Warblers and Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Other harbingers of spring included Palm Warblers, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Eastern Phoebes, and Swamp Sparrows. At least a dozen Brown Creepers were seen in the Ramble, often several on the same tree, and Rusty Blackbirds at Evodia Field and Swampy Pin Oak were a special treat. Part of the group birded the reservoir to see the winter ducks that will be leaving us soon for their northern nesting grounds.
Species List
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Northern Cardinal
