Apr. 19, 2014
The weather was great, the sky a brilliant blue, and the birds happily out-and-about this morning as six birders gathered for the NTOS field trip to Long Hunter State Park. We all agreed it was a wonderful trip. Highlights include a welcoming Orchard Oriole singing in the parking lot; dozens of Prothonotary Warblers singing and feeding, even a couple at nearly eye level; four Ospreys circling (two of which were carrying fish) in the same field of view; five Spotted Sandpipers feeding and bobbing along the rocky bank; one somewhat cooperative Great Crested Flycatcher; a handsome male Summer Tanager; a very vocal Broad-winged Hawk that briefly soared above us; and finally, a "bee-buzzy" Blue-winged Warbler that almost broke our backs and necks.
A complete species list is below. Thank you, Mary Zimmerman, for your great help today!
44 species
| Wood Duck-2 Great Blue Heron-3 Black Vulture-2 Osprey-4 Cooper's Hawk-1 Broad-winged Hawk-1 Spotted Sandpiper-5 Red-bellied Woodpecker-6 Downy Woodpecker-3 Hairy Woodpecker-3 Pileated Woodpecker-1 Great Crested Flycatcher-2 Eastern Kingbird-5 Yellow-throated Vireo-1 Red-eyed Vireo-3 Blue Jay-2 American Crow-5 Northern Rough-winged Swallow-x (heard only) Purple Martin-20+ Barn Swallow-20+ Tree Swallow-10+ Carolina Chickadee-12 |
Tufted Titmouse-12 White-breasted Nuthatch-2 Carolina Wren-6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-20+ (2 w/nests) Blue-winged Warbler-1 Prothonotary Warbler-20+ Palm Warbler-1 Yellow-rumped Warbler-8 Yellow-throated Warbler-1 Prairie Warbler-1 Eastern Towhee-2 Chipping Sparrow-5 Field Sparrow-1 Summer Tanager-1 Northern Cardinal-15 Indigo Bunting-1 Red-winged Blackbird-3 Common Grackle-2 Brown-headed Cowbird-12 Orchard Oriole-1 House Finch-2 American Goldfinch-15+ |
Chloe Walker
