Field Report: Black Rock Sanctuary, October 20, 2012

On October 20, Vince Smith lead a bird walk at Black Rock Sanctuary that saw 40 species. The highlight was spotting seven sparrow species. The complete list, as submitted to eBird, follows:

Canada Goose  28
Wood Duck  1
Mallard  1
Black Vulture  8
Turkey Vulture  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Downy Woodpecker  3
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  5
Carolina Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5
Eastern Bluebird  2
American Robin  7
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  4
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  8
Common Yellowthroat  2
Palm Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  6
Eastern Towhee  5
Chipping Sparrow  1
Field Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  12
Swamp Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  30
White-crowned Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Northern Cardinal  8
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Common Grackle  1
Purple Finch  1
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  1