Field Report: John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, August 25, 2012

On Saturday August 25, Vincent Smith lead a bird walk at the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove. 43 species were spotted, the highlight being four Red-breasted Nuthatches that were seen and heard in the same Norway Spruce at the same time. This is one of the earliest sightings of the species, which have recently been spotted in good numbers throughout the area The complete list, as submitted to eBird, follows:

Canada Goose  2
Mallard  5
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  1
Green Heron  6
Turkey Vulture  2
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Least Sandpiper  1
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Wood-Pewee  5
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  12
American Crow  4
Carolina Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  3
Red-breasted Nuthatch  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Carolina Wren  7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  15
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  1
Chipping Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Common Grackle  25
Baltimore Oriole  2
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  12