This morning was relatively comfortable and certainly dry. Ten of us
walked the Fitzgerald Preserve in Brunswick. The Clay-colored Sparrow
did not make an appearance. However, Prairie Warblers, Eastern Towhees,
and Field Sparrows were constantly singing, but seldom visible. Common
Yellowthroats were also in abundance.
List of 34 species seen or heard (H):
Mourning Dove
Great Egret – fly over
Osprey
Bald Eagle – immature
Red-tailed Hawk
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker (H)
American Kestrel
Eastern Kingbird – 6+ and generally cooperative
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo (H)
Red-eyed Vireo (H)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Hermit Thrush (H)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird – seen
Common Yellowthroat – 20+
Northern Parula (H)
Prairie Warbler – 10++
Scarlet Tanager – seen well by a few
Northern Cardinal