One of the spots where Valley Forge Audubon holds regular walks is Welkinweir, a 197-acre preserve in northern Chester County that features wetlands, woods, and meadows, as well as a historic estate. Regular walks are held on Saturday mornings in the spring and fall. On November 12, Rick Keyser lead a walk and found 32 species of birds — and evidence of beavers. Here's his list, as submitted to eBird:
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 4
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Accipiter sp. (Accipiter sp.) 1 Brief view in flight of a slate-backed, long-tailed raptor
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 15
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [auratus Group]) 1
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 10
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 7
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 8
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) (Sitta carolinensis carolinensis) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 3
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 100
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 20
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis) 7
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 120
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
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