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Date: | Wed, 16 May 2012 16:52:26 -0400 |
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Again, rain held off for us this morning! We had over 40 species of birds plus one odd sighting that I'll mention at the end. The list:
ring-billed gulls
white winged scoters
mallards
common grackles
eastern kingbird
wood ducks
american robins
bufflehead
rock pigeons
yellow warbler
catbird
yellow rumped warblers
red breasted nuthatches
red eyed vireos
mourning doves
chestnut sided warblers
wood thrushes
song sparrows
ovenbirds
common yellowthroats
pine warblers
white throated sparrows
black capped chickadees
scarlet tanager
baltimore oriole
blue jay
northern parula
black throated blue warblers
least flycatchers
rose breasted grosbeaks
american crows
spotted sandpipers
eastern phoebes
tree swallows
american goldfinches
yellow bellied sapsucker
purple finch
ruffed grouse
downy woodpecker
hairy woodpecker
veery
black and white warblers
louisiana waterthrush
indigo bunting (thank you George)
ring necked duck (thank you George)
and finally, the odd sighting: what is that across the river near the boat launch at kilowatt park? It has two legs, two arms, binoculars... is that a spotting scope? OH, it's Chris Rimmer!!
Pip Richens
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