Registrar: Sally Weiner
Participants: 43
Weather: 50-52 F until 11am, with light rain; then rising to 64 F and becoming sunny
Bird Species: 62
Rain began just as everyone was assembling, and it persisted until about 11. This made for challenging conditions, especially for identifying silhouetted birds high in the trees. Starting as usual at Strawberry Fields, the groups made their way to Hernshead, the Upper Lobe, Belvedere Castle and Turtle Pond, the Ramble, Cedar Hill, and the Reservoir. Notable were the large numbers of Northern Flickers, Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and Hermit Thrushes.
The weather improved rapidly in late morning, encouraging a few birders to extend the walk into the early afternoon.
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
American Woodcock
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
House Wren
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Brown Thrasher
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Louisiana Waterthrush
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Northern Cardinal
