Sunday, September 15, 2013

Field Report: Black Rock Sanctuary, Sept. 14, 2013

On Saturday September 14, Vincent Smith lead a bird walk at Black Rock Sanctuary in Phoenixville that saw 43 species. Fall migration was in full effect, with eight different kinds of warblers making a showing, including an adult Cape May Warbler feeding a juvenile. Other migrants included Yellow-throated Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The complete list, as submitted to eBird follows:
Wood Duck  7
Mallard  4
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Black Vulture  3
Turkey Vulture  10
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rock Pigeon  3
Mourning Dove  3
Chimney Swift  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  12
American Crow  15
Tree Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  3
American Robin  17
Gray Catbird  14
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  4
Cedar Waxwing  8
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  3
Cape May Warbler  2     Adult feeding juvenile
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  4
Blackburnian Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  4
Wilson's Warbler  1
Song Sparrow  1
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Red-winged Blackbird  100
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  5

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