We visited Riverbend Park this morning between 6:45 and 10 AM and were happy
to see:
DCCs: 5+
Great Blue Herons: several
Canadas
Wood duck: pair
Osprey: 3
MODO
Belted kingfisher
Downy woodpecker: pair
Hairy woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Tree swallows: 12+
Blue Jays: 8
Fish crow: 2
Carolina chickadee: 12+
Tufted titmouse: 12+
Carolina wren
Eastern bluebird: 7
American Robin: 24 flying over
Mocker
Starling
Northern parula: 1 seen, many heard
Yellow-throated warbler: 1
Prothonotary warbler: 2 seen, others heard
Ovenbird: 1
Cardinals: 24+
Rose-breasted grosbeak
White-throated sparrow: 15
American Goldifnch: 10
The highlight was the ovenbird: 50 yds behind Visitors Center upper parking
lot, on old road - singing, clearly in view.
Great to return from Brazil to warbler migration.
Marie Djouadi and Jack Dent
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