Palm Warbler - yellow subspecies
I met up with Walt Childs at the first wooden bridge at 8:40 this morning, and in a little more than three hours, we had logged 41 species on the trail. Once again, sparrows stole the show, both in number of birds as well as 10 species of them. We also had six diurnal raptors this morning that kept the little birds on their toes and looking over their shoulders.
Palm Warbler - yellow subspecies
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Juvenile Savannah(?) Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Immature White-crowned Sparrow
Immature White-crowned Sparrow
Immature White-crowned Sparrow
Adult White-crowned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow - notice the rufous lesser coverts (shoulder)
Vesper Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Carolina Chickadee
Female Purple Finch
Female Purple Finch
Male Purple Finch
Male and Female House Finches
American Kestrel
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
As I was writing this blog late this afternoon, a friend here in Stoney Creek called to tell me that she had heard a Loon on Lake Monocan. I hurried over there to take a look, but did not see it. I did see a flock of 15 Killdeer flying over the lake, and a Belted Kingfisher flew to the flock to see what the commotion was all about.
Killdeer
Killdeer
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This morning's RV Trail list (41 species):
Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Vesper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Turkey Vulture Black Vulture American Goldfinch House Finch Purple Finch Downy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren American Crow Belted Kingfisher Blue Jay Bluebird BW? Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Northern Cardinal Northern Mockingbird Rock Pigeon Starling |
