Hi Folks,
We had around 20 people show up for the Blue Ridge Audubon walk this past
Saturday at Owen Park. As we walked around the ponds, we had nice looks at
a pair of Orchard Orioles. Tree Swallows flew all around us snatching up
insects over the water and occasionally landing at their nest box giving us
lovely views of their iridescent plumage. As we entered the farm fields, we
heard a male Common Yellowthroat singing and got brief looks at him before
he disappeared into the thick edge of early successional forest. A
brilliant male Indigo Bunting showed well several times while we were out
in the fields. As the sun crept higher into the sky, we took refuge from
the heat on the river trail and meandered our way back along the banks of
the Swannanoa River.
Happy Spring,
Clifton Avery
Warren Wilson College--Owen Park, Buncombe, North Carolina, US
May 21, 2022 8:02 AM - 10:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.803 mile(s)
40 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 20
Muscovy Duck (Domestic type) 4
Mallard 12
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Killdeer 2
Turkey Vulture 20
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 10
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Carolina Wren 10
Eastern Bluebird 7
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 15
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 8
Eastern Towhee 5
Orchard Oriole 4
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Indigo Bunting 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S111272680
