It did not rain. The temperature was not bad, humidity either. Ah but
the mosquitoes and the wet trail. Nevertheless seven people enjoyed a
walk in Sherwood Forest Conservation Area, Auburn this morning. We saw
many birds but most briefly. The two which stand out were a Veery and a
Chestnut-sided Warbler. Red-eyed Vireos and Pewees frequently sang but
we also had calling Ovenbirds and the Veery sang a number of times.
A total of 27 birds were seen and heard (H):
Chimney Swift
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee – saw one, at least two sang.
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch (H)
House Wren
Veery
American Robin
Gray Catbird
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula (H)
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Pine Warbler (H)
Black-throated Green Warbler (H) – right above us but could not find him
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (H)
Stan DeOrsey