Warm but too breezy. Birds were hunkered down a little.
Myself, Tricia Sepulveda, along with one cheerful mom and her three surly,
eye-rolling teenagers. (one of them came around after a while.) Bluebirds
and purple finches put on a show.
Steve Kistler
Hart County, Ky
Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Mammoth Cave NP
Driving, north entrance to VC parking lot
(2): Mammoth Cave NP
Visitor center clearing and Heritage Trail loop, ~ 1.8 miles
4 Mourning Dove -- (2)
2 Turkey Vulture -- (2)
1 Red-tailed Hawk -- (2)
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (2)
3 Downy Woodpecker -- (1),(2)
1 Pileated Woodpecker -- (1)
2 Northern Flicker -- (1),(2)
2 Eastern Phoebe -- (1),(2)
9 American Crow -- (1),(2)
2 Carolina Chickadee -- (1)
3 Tufted Titmouse -- (2)
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet -- (1)
2 White-breasted Nuthatch -- (2)
5 Carolina Wren -- (1),(2)
4 Eastern Bluebird -- (2)
23 American Robin -- (1),(2)
3 Purple Finch -- (2)
42 American Goldfinch -- (1),(2)
8 Chipping Sparrow -- (1),(2)
23 Dark-eyed Junco -- (1),(2)
1 Eastern Towhee -- (1)
6 Brown-headed Cowbird -- (1),(2)
13 Common Grackle -- (1),(2)
2 Northern Cardinal -- (1)
