Great weather, great birds, great company. This morning we walked at Ina
Small’s in Litchfield. Ina’s feeders were full, full of birds, we could
have just stayed there to watch them. Fourteen people attended and we
found 57 species. As on other walks this year, we had a good number of
species but it was generally quiet and not many individual birds, at
least less than usual but with exceptions. And Baltimore Orioles were
one exception, they seemed to be everywhere. Bluebirds also filled a
number of nest boxes. The best bird was probably the Vesper Sparrow
which sang and sang then flew to another tree giving good views to some
people.
Birds seen and heard (H):
Canada Goose – 2
Mallard – 3
Wild Turkey – 1
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Killdeer – 2
Spotted Sandpiper – 2
Common Loon (H) – flew over
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker – 1 at Ina’s house
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 2
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker – 1 briefly near back of barn
Eastern Kingbird – 2
Least Flycatcher – did not call!
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo (H)
Warbling Vireo – 6+ constantly calling
Red-eyed Vireo (H)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven – 2 possibly nesting
Tree Swallow – 10++ in nest boxes
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch – 1 at feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch
Eastern Bluebird – 10 or more nesting in boxes
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Purple Finch – at feeders
Pine Siskin – 2 at feeders
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow – 1 in back field singing
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Bobolink – 6 in back field
Baltimore Oriole – 12 best guess, two nests
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird (H)
Black-and-white Warbler – 6
Common Yellowthroat (H)
American Redstart – 6
Blackburnian Warbler – 2 high but seen
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler (H) … very very very few
Black-throated Blue Warbler (H) by some
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 1 or 2 at suet feeder
Prairie Warbler – saw 1, heard 4
Black-throated Green Warbler (H)
Scarlet Tanager (H)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (H) once
and we missed many as well!
—
Stan DeOrsey