A beautiful morning and a reasonable amount of activity. Best definite bird
(at least for the patch) was an immature Palm Warbler - first seen this year
-- which stayed in the same small group of weedy plants for the whole 3 hours
that I was out! Complete list:
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay (including many obviously in migration)
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler (couple of immatures)
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler (immature)
Black-throated Green Warbler (adult female)
Palm Warbler (immature)
??Kirtland's Warbler?? (see earlier posting)
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting (couple of immature)
Song Sparrow
Common Grackle (including a huge flock combing the woods for berries)
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Stephen Eccles
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