A stellar morning in beautiful metropolitan downtown Etna, while a bit of a quiet start, turned up 8-10 birders and ~40 species. Perhaps the most surprising bird was the Junco, which one might expect at a higher elevation. Thanks to the Hanover Conservancy and Gail McPeek for sponsoring Saturday's outing.

Great Blue Heron (flying overhead)

Broad-winged Hawk

Wild Turkey

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Common Flicker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Hairy Woodpecker

Eastern Phoebe

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

White-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

House Wren

Gray Catbird

American Robin

Eastern Bluebird

European Starling

Blue-headed Vireo

Black-and-white Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Ovenbird

Common Yellowthroat

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

Baltimore Oriole

Brown-headed Cowbird

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

American Goldfinch

Dark-eyed Junco

Song Sparrow



David Merker
Etna, NH