15 birders came out on this cool (34 degrees) clear morning.

From the parking lot we saw:

grackles

mallards

rock pigeons

and a squawking blue jay

Walking up the hill we saw/heard:

white-throated sparrows

black capped chickadees

mourning doves

ruby crowned kinglets

a hermit thrush

american goldfinches

ovenbirds

black and white warblers

Near the top:

a white breasted nuthatch

a downy woodpecker

black throated blue warblers

pine warblers

least flycatchers

At the Lake (in addition to already mentioned):

turkey vultures

yellow rumped warblers

yellow bellied sapsuckers

a northern flickers

rough winged swallows

tree swallows

an eastern phoebe

hooded mergansers

song sparrows

a single american robin

a chestnut sided warbler

black throated green warblers

On the way back down:

a broad winged hawk at the top of a snag, looking around for a mid morning snack

It had warmed up considerably by 9AM!

Join us next Wednesday!

Pip Richens

for the Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon