Another nice walk in nice weather. Thirteen people walked the parameter
trail at Brunswick Landing. Birds were relatively sparse but with a few
particularly good spots. At the beginning near the fence line we had great
looks at Prairie Warbler, Pine Warbler, and a Bobolink. Near the end of
the walk we had great looks at a pair of Black-throated Green Warblers
at eye level, plus a Towhee in great light. Bluebirds were seen a number
of times as were Savannah Sparrows and Field Sparrows. 53 species total
and we missed a number we should have had. In most cases the number of
individual birds was very low.

Birds seen and heard (H):
Mourning Dove – 2 with male in bright breeding plumage (blue top of head)
Chimney Swift – 3
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant – seen low in the distance
Great Blue Heron – fly over
Turkey Vulture – few? maybe too windy?
Osprey – 12, surely an under count and most had a fish (back in the
parking lot we even found a fish!!!)
Cooper’s Hawk – 1 over cemetery
Broad-winged Hawk – 1 high over head
Red-tailed Hawk – 1 high at a distance
Downy Woodpecker
American Kestrel – 2
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo (H)
Red-eyed Vireo – one seen well, others heard
Blue Jay
American Crow – 20+
Fish Crow – 1 called
Common Raven – at a distance
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper (H) – 2?
Eastern Bluebird – 6+
Hermit Thrush – 1 seen, another heard
Swainson’s Thrush – seen by a few
American Robin (H)
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (H)
House Finch – lots of singing, seen well
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee – seen well
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow – many singing, seen well often
Savannah Sparrow – 6, one very yellow face
Song Sparrow – few, 2?
Swamp Sparrow (H)
Bobolink – one sat at the top of a tree and sang and sang
Eastern Meadowlark – 2H, could not find to see
Ovenbird – saw one, heard many
Black-and-white Warbler – 1 called, could not find
Tennessee Warbler (H) one sang at parking lot
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart (H)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (H)
Pine Warbler – saw 1, others sang
Prairie Warbler – saw and heard many
Bay-breasted Warbler – 1 call heard, could not find
Black-throated Green Warbler – pair at eye level, seen well
Scarlet Tanager (H)
Northern Cardinal

one fox and one deer also seen.

—
Stan DeOrsey