Carolina Wren welcoming me to the trail
Thin clouds combined with fog made for a solid gray sky, but there was plenty of avian activity on the trail this morning. I arrived around 9:00, and had logged 19 species on the downstream trail before reaching the picnic table. I then added another 13 species farther downstream and on the Glenthorne Loop trail, and finished with 4 additional species hiking upstream to the park benches, including my first-of-year Louisiana Waterthrush and my FOY chipping Sparrow, bringing my morning total to 36 species.
Other highlights included a male and a female American Kestrel at the end of the downstream trail, two Swamp Sparrows, and lots of birds gathering nesting materials.
Carolina Wren welcoming me to the trail
Starling gathering nesting materials
Red-tailed Hawk
Female American Kestrel
Male American Kestrel and female Flicker
First year White-throated Sparrow showing dark juvenile flank barring
Swamp Sparrow
Another Swamp Sparrow
Turkey Vulture drying its wings
Northern Mockingbirds chasing each other
Belted Kingfisher with its breakfast
Great Blue Heron with nesting materials
Rock Pigeons nesting under route 151 bridge
Pale American Robin
Chipping Sparrow
Louisiana Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Tree Swallow
This morning's list (36 species):
Tree Swallow Northern Cardinal American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Cedar Waxwing Eastern Meadowlark | Great Blue Heron Field Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Eastern Towhee Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Mockingbird Rock Pigeon Canada Goose American Robin Eastern Phoebe Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Flicker Turkey Vulture Black Vulture American Kestrel Blue Jay Red-tailed Hawk |