Registrar: Mary Beth Kooper
Participants: 10
Weather: Clear, mid 60s
Bird Species: 51
Anne Swaim, executive director of Saw Mill River Audubon, led our group on a wonderful walk through the scenic landscapes of Muscoot Farm’s open fields and forested hills. We also had the pleasure of meeting Paul Lewis, Muscoot Farm board member, who gave us a brief history of the farm and its current workings. This was a new destination for most of the field trip participants. It’s worth a visit if you are in the area for birding, and it’s a great place to bring children. The species highlights included numerous Eastern Bluebirds, which nest there, and a delightful group of vocalizing Purple Finches.
After our morning walk at Muscoot Farm, Anne was kind enough to lead us on a brief visit to nearby Croton Point Park, where the highlights were American Pipits, Northern Harriers, and American Kestrels.
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Herring Gull
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Eastern Bluebird
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Pipit
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Common Yellowthroat
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
