On Sunday, December 11, Rob Evans lead a group of five birders who braved the cold weather to see which winter birds were present at John James Audubon's first home in the U.S. 26 species were spotted on a two mile walk, including plenty of juncos, white-throated sparrows, and blue jays. The highlights were a flock of buffleheads and a showy golden-crowned kinglet. The complete list, as submitted to eBird follows:
Canada Goose 28
Mallard 7
Bufflehead 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 7
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 25
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 4
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 11
Dark-eyed Junco 17
Northern Cardinal 6
House Finch 17
American Goldfinch 3
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