Wednesday May 8
A good morning on the Papermill Trail in Lisbon. Nineteen people turned
out in early sun which quickly faded to clouds. When we returned to the
cars at 10:45 there were a few drops falling. We made the whole walk
without getting wet. As we waiting to start in the parking lot, there
was a Double-crested Cormorant showing his double crests. Three
sandpipers showed up one Spotted, one Solitary and not sure of the
third, but later we had four Spotted. And a Bald Eagle flew over, our
only raptor. A few warblers called but not many in the parking lot. As
we walked we encountered pockets of warblers and ended with eleven
warbler species. The best find was a Louisiana Waterthrush calling along
the river near where we had it a few years back. We walked the entire
regular “loop” to the bridge and the new development area.
Here are the 45 species seen or heard (H):
Canada Goose 2
Mallard – 3
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove – 2
Spotted Sandpiper – 4
Solitary Sandpiper – 1
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant – 7
Belted Kingfisher – 1 twice or 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1
Downy Woodpecker – 3
Northern Flicker – 2
Great Crested Flycatcher – 2H
Eastern Phoebe – 3 maybe 4
Blue-headed Vireo – 2
Blue Jay – 5
American Crow – 4
Tree Swallow – 4+
Barn Swallow – 2
Black-capped Chickadee – 4+
Tufted Titmouse – 6
American Robin – 8
Gray Catbird – 2H
European Starling – 6
House Finch – 5
American Goldfinch – 6
Chipping Sparrow – 6
Savannah Sparrow – 1 seen very well where we turn around
Song Sparrow – 5
White-throated Sparrow – 5
Red-winged Blackbird – 8
Brown-headed Cowbird – 2
Common Grackle – 6
Ovenbird – 4H
Louisiana Waterthrush – 1H by all and checked with recordings and Merlin app
Black-and-white Warbler – 3
Common Yellowthroat – 2
American Redstart – 2 in parking lot at end
Northern Parula – 3
Yellow Warbler – 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler – 3
Pine Warbler – 2, 1 seen well
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 2
Black-throated Green Warbler – 2H
Northern Cardinal – 2
—
Stan DeOrsey