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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