On Saturday May 23, four people birded Evergreen Cemetery and Capisic Pond in Portland. It was cool, windy, but also sunny. The birds were good, 54 species.

Birds seen or heard (H)

Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Great Egret (fly over)
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Alder Flycatcher (“Junk” Pond)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo H
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse H
White-breasted Nuthatch H
House Wren H
Veery — Evergreen, very accommodating, Dan got photos
Swainson’s Thrush – only Joan saw
Hermit Thrush H
Wood Thrush H
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher – bobbing on Dan’s lawn
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing – 2 at Dan’s
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler H
Bay-breasted Warbler – only Stan saw, twice! Junk Pond
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart – 50+
Ovenbird H
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson’s Warbler
Canada Warbler – only Joan saw, Junk Pond
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln Sparrow – 2, Dan got photos
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Female Black Duck with chicksCanada GooseChipping SparrowMale Common YellowthroatVeeryEastern Wood PeweeLincoln's SparrowGray Catbirdmale wilson's warblerHairy Woodpeckermale american redstartmale mallardsmale red-winged blackbirdMourning Dove