Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Field Report: John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, October 12, 2013

On Saturday, October 12, Vince Smith lead a bird walk at the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove that saw 39 species. Now that we are reaching the heart of autumn, our neo-tropical migrants are being replaced by our "winter" birds. The only warblers spotted were Pine, Palm, and Yellow-rumped; while appearances were made by both kinglets, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and a group of Hermit Thrushes. The complete list, as submitted to eBird, follows:

Canada Goose  85
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Turkey Vulture  7
Sharp-shinned Hawk  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  13
American Crow  50
Carolina Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
Eastern Bluebird  7
Hermit Thrush  4     All birds found together feeding on Wild Grape.
American Robin  7
Cedar Waxwing  30
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  25
Eastern Towhee  1
Chipping Sparrow  20
Song Sparrow  7
Swamp Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  3
Common Grackle  3
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  2

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