Hey everyone,
Friday evening I birded the area around Mink Brook Preserve, and man did I have a fantastic evening. Before I even entered the preserve I had 8 warbler species from the road- a nice mixed flock, and I know I missed some birds. It was here that I saw what I thought was a male Cerulean Warbler- I had a warbler that appeared blue above with white wingbar(s) flyby me. I tried to refind it, but to no avail. I know this is a rare species for the area, and since I didn't get a fantastic view, I didn't want to mark this off- instead I checked off warbler sp.
The highlights for me this evening were a nice adult Chestnut-sided Warbler and a pair of Baltimore Orioles, with a stunning male. Below is the list I had this
evening.
Can't wait to see what other surprises are in store this weekend.
Cheers,
Kyle Kittelberger
Dartmouth
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Mink Brook Nature Preserve, Hanover, Grafton, US-NH
May 17, 2013 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: birding from both the street leading to the entrance to the Preserve, and in the preserve itself
32 species (+1 other taxa)Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
flyoverMourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
bird seen disappearing into a nest cavityPileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
heard only FOS
Red-eyed Vireo 1
heard only FOS
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee X
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 3
Ovenbird 4
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 5
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 FOS
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
warbler sp. 1
to me this looked like an adult Cerulean Warbler in flight. I saw
an above blue warbler fly by my, showing white wing bar(s). However, since this is a rare bird for the area, and since I didn't get a great look, I have decided to mark this as warbler sp.Song Sparrow 3
Scarlet Tanager 1
heard only FOS
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 2
male and female FOS
American Goldfinch 6
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14151959This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)