Registrar: Suzanne Zywicki
Participants: 5
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 59 degrees
Bird Species: 42
The group met our leader, Anne Swaim, at 7am to get a start on exploring Rockefeller State Park Preserve before the peaceful morning quiet was disturbed. We were immediately greeted by a number of warblers, including a Chestnut-sided, not far from the parking area. As we walked the trails on the way to Swan Lake, we continued to be treated to warbler sightings, including the first of over fifty Northern Parulas we saw. The total for the day was six different warbler species.
As we moved on to the more forested paths, we got great looks at the hoped-for Pileated Woodpecker—one of the five species of woodpecker we saw over the course of the day. Later in the morning, we had nice views of five Eastern Bluebirds perched on fence posts in a meadow and a variety of sparrows in the surrounding area. Our group greatly appreciated Anne’s leadership and extensive knowledge of both the birds and the park.
Species List
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Black Vulture
Osprey
Coopers Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Gray Catbird
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee (heard)
Common Grackle
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak