The BBC is grateful towards Tom and Rob Bate for leading the weekday walks this spring. Migration is winding down, but as soon as u blink, those birds will be back in fall ( starting in August).
--KB
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From Tom:
Hi Peter,
Well, it was a bit wet,, then even more wet...and the woods were a bit emptier than in our prior Thursday walks. However we were able to pull out a few good sightings.
Our best birds were probably a large Snapping Turtle....a R-T Hummingbird on its nest....first year male and female Indigo Buntings, a calling Acadian Flycatcher, and lots of Blackpoll.
We did finally have 53 species, list below
We did finally have 53 species, list below
Best regards,
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| photo by Dennis Hreshowsik |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Green Heron |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Mallard |
| Osprey |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Herring Gull |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Chimney Swift |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
| Acadian Flycatcher |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
| Eastern Kingbird |
| Warbling Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| American Crow |
| Tree Swallow |
| Barn Swallow |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
| Tufted Titmouse |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Wood Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
| Cedar Waxwing |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Ovenbird |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Canada Warbler |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Song Sparrow |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Indigo Bunting |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| Orchard Oriole |
| Baltimore Oriole |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |
