Eighteen Birders gathered at Bells Bend in Davidson County this past Saturday where the morning started cool and foggy, but by the end we were all shedding layers and enjoying and a beautiful, sunny fall day. The previously reported Nelson's Sparrow, was re-found at the pond behind the nature center and cooperated for good, albeit short views as it furtively worked it's way through the thick grass around the pond. Proceeding along the overgrown fields, we were able to scare up a fair number of other sparrows, including a couple of Lincoln's to go along with the more common Swamp, Field, and Song. Palm Warblers were foraging in good number in the short grass around the nature center, and we also managed some flyover Pine Siskins, an adult Bald Eagle along the river, and a couple of eye-level Orange-crowned Warblers. Overall, we had 42 species; full list below:
Mourning Dove
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
