Registrar: Sally Weiner
Participants: 60
Weather: Sunny early, then clouding over, winds calm, temperature upper 50s to upper 60s
Bird Species: 74
In nearly ideal weather conditions, many birders—both locals and visitors from as far away as South Africa—joined together for a rewarding morning. Increasing numbers of warblers and other migrants overlapped with lingering winter birds to produce a rich variety. A Summer Tanager, perhaps the star of the walk, was well seen high above Azalea Pond and in the nearby area. Birding (for some!) extended into the early afternoon, yielding an impressive number of species.
Species List
Birds
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Solitary Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Great-horned Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great-crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Worm-eating Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Brewster’s Warbler (hybrid)
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
