Sunday, August 25, 2013

Field Report: Norristown Farm Park, August 25, 2013

On Sunday August 25,  Brian Henderson led a group of 11 people on a bird walk at Norristown Farm Park. A total of 54 species were observed including some shorebirds, warblers, and other migrants. The complete list, as submitted to eBird, follows:

Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 3
Green Heron 5
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1
shorebird sp. 1 Possible Spotted Sandpiper, seen looping around the pond a couple of times, but never offering a good enough view to confirm anything. Larger than Peep-sized, prominent stripe on upper wings.
Rock Pigeon 22
Mourning Dove 53
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Least Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
flycatcher sp. 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
House Wren 5
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 14
Gray Catbird 19
Northern Mockingbird 3
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 35
Cedar Waxwing 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 11
Indigo Bunting 7
Bobolink 4
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 70
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 1

A Yellow-billed Cuckoo was also spotted before the walk started.