We had a wonderful morning walk from St. Peter’s Cemetery to Gulf Island Dam and back. Ten people braved the perfect weather to join the walk. The hi-light was a Prairie Warbler which fed from flower to flower in the bright sun and totally ignored us. We also had a number of other interesting birds, but not all seen by everyone. The full list of 32 species is:
Wild Turkey – not really on the trip but 6 crossed the road in front of the car on our way home
Osprey – flew over with a fish
Bald Eagle – one sitting in a tree on the Auburn side
Cooper’s Hawk – flew over quickly, some thought a Sharpie?
Red-tailed Hawk – one sitting on a pole and one, perhaps the same, flew over
Ring-billed Gull – Staples
Rock Pigeon – Staples
Mourning Dove – about 20 in one flock
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – flew by very quickly and only seen by a few
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe – 10++ they were literally everywhere
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo – nearly hit three people then landed too close for binoculars
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Gray Catbird – heard 10+
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing – few, no big flock yet, just finishing nesting
Yellow Warbler – seen by a few only
Prairie Warbler – bird of the day, most cooperative
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee – many, mostly just heard
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow – one seen briefly
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow – a few seen and heard
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow – Staples
Red-tailed hawk sitting on power pole
Phoebe sitting on a cemetery bouquet
Canada Geese walking through the cemetery
The group checking the power line for a hawk
Prairie Warbler sitting on Goldenrod
Prairie Warbler sitting on Goldenrod