Eleven people came to the Fitzgerald Preserve in Brunswick on a near
perfect day, bright, sunny, a gentle breeze, warm but not too hot. Even
the birds cooperated. The most cooperative were two Prairie Warblers, a
male Eastern Towhee, and a male Indigo Bunting. Each sat perched in the
sun, the Towhee and Bunting singing continuously and simply showed off.
I hate to say we got sick of watching them but we were the ones to leave
first. Even a Kestrel, Cedar Waxwings, and Field Sparrows were well seen.
34 birds were seen or heard (H):
Mourning Dove
Herring Gull
Turkey Vulture
Osprey – 5
Bald Eagle – likely first year, seen very well
American Kestrel – 1 also seen well
Eastern Kingbird – 2
Red-eyed Vireo (H) – 2
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse (H)
Red-breasted Nuthatch – 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (H)
House Wren – 2
Eastern Bluebird – 1
Veery (H)
American Robin
Gray Catbird – 8+
Cedar Waxwing – 12+
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee – 1 very well, others heard
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow – 10+
Song Sparrow – 7
Baltimore Oriole – 3 or 5, all female or young, maybe the same birds
multiple times
Red-winged Blackbird (H)
Common Grackle
Common Yellowthroat – multiple heard
Pine Warbler (H)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler – 2 well, others heard
Northern Cardinal (H)
Indigo Bunting – 1 very well
–Stan DeOrsey