It did not rain in Lisbon this morning, much to our relief. It was
cloudy and slightly cool but no wind or rain. Nine people came for the
walk at the Packard-Littlefield Farm. Most of the crops had been
harvested and the ground plowed over so we did not have as many birds in
the gardens as in past years. Still it is always nice to walk loops on
both sides of the road with a variety of habitats. The best bird may be
the one Lincoln’s Sparrow but there were a number of White-crowned
Sparrows, all immatures. We had a total of 29 species, not including the
chickens. We thank Joe and Sue Daley for allowing us access to their
wonderful farm.
Birds seen and heard (H):
Wild Turkey – 16 seen in the adjacent field to the south
Mourning Dove
Herring Gull – a number flew over
Great Blue Heron – by their water pond
Turkey Vulture – 1 roosting
Cooper’s Hawk – seen by Joan at the very end
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven (H) – heard early by Gordon
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper (H)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 1 seen well
Eastern Bluebird – 12+ flew over calling
American Robin – some in trees then a small flock
European Starling
House Sparrow – 1 near barn
American Pipit – Gordon caught one flying over early
American Goldfinch
Savannah Sparrow – 12 or more in gardens
Song Sparrow – maybe 10 also generally in gardens
Lincoln Sparrow – 1 along old road
White-crowned Sparrow – 7 or more
Dark-eyed Junco
Palm Warbler – 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 8+
Northern Cardinal
Stan DeOrsey