Field Report: Exton Park, July 21, 2013

Exton Park, formerly known as Church Farm Pond, has become one of our most popular walk sites. The third Sunday of every month, we hold a bird walk there, exploring the meadows and wetlands of this West Whiteland township park. On our July walk, Brian Henderson lead a group that saw 38 species. The complete list, as submitted to eBird follows:

Canada Goose - several heard
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Willow Flycatcher 16 (a confirmed breeder that is very abundant at the park)
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 3
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 20
Bank Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 14
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 1
Common Yellowthroat 5
Yellow Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 4

Shortly before the walk started, Brian did some scouting ahead and located a Little Blue Heron and a Solitary Sandpiper. So it pays to get out early!

Field Report: John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, July 13, 2013

On July 13, 2013, Vincent Smith lead a bird walk at the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove that saw 44 species. The complete list, as submitted to eBird, follows:

Canada Goose  26
Wood Duck  6
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Great Blue Heron  1
Black Vulture  3
Turkey Vulture  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Ring-billed Gull  3
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  3
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Eastern Kingbird  3
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  5
Fish Crow  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  3Tufted Titmouse  2
House Wren  5
Carolina Wren  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Eastern Bluebird  3
Wood Thrush  4
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  7
Common Yellowthroat  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Chipping Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  1
Scarlet Tanager  4
Northern Cardinal  4
Indigo Bunting  4
Common Grackle  1
Baltimore Oriole  1
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  5