Ye of little faith. Only three people turned out for a great walk this morning at Pineland Farm. Gordon Smith plus Joan and I. I admit it looked almost like rain and the forecast was not encouraging. But the sun tried to peak out a few times and the air was wonderful and no wind or rain. When we finished the full walk there were a few drops and by the time we checked the gift shop, etc. it was real rain, but we never got wet.
We had 38 species of birds including 10 warbler species. The bird of the day was perhaps a Prairie Warbler who was most cooperative. Birds seen and heard (H) were:
Great Blue Heron
Red-tailed Hawk (sat on a tree limb)
American Kestrel (also posed twice on a post)
Killdeer – 5
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker (H)
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird (H)
Blue-headed Vireo (H)
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Eastern Bluebird (Gordon heard)
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler (H)
Prairie Warbler (in the “usual” spot)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow