What a great day. We walked the Sylvester and Benjamin “farms” in Auburn. Dry, sunny, warm … but oh those bugs, black flies were extremely annoying. But the birds were doing their best to eat them.. and what birds! We had 13 warblers including Blackburnian plus great looks at Indigo Bunting, Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and a Scarlet Tanager. Seven people participated … the rest of you missed a great walk.
55 Birds seen were: (H) for heard only
Double-crested Cormorant – 8 flew over
Osprey – 1 driving in
Broad-winged Hawk – 1
Red-tailed Hawk – 2 seen multiple times
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove – 4
Chimney Swift – 1, maybe 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 4
Downy Woodpecker – 2
Pileated Woodpecker (H)
Eastern Phoebe – 2
Great Crested Flycatcher (H)
Blue-headed Vireo (H)
Warbling Vireo – 6 well showing off in two places
Blue Jay – 6
American Crow – 3
Tree Swallow – 10?
Barn Swallow – 2
Black-capped Chickadee – 10
Tufted Titmouse – 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch – 1
White-breasted Nuthatch – 3
Eastern Bluebird – 2 (pair at nest box)
Hermit Thrush (H)
American Robin – 8
Gray Catbird – 8
Northern Mockingbird – 1
Yellow Warbler – 6
Chestnut-sided Warbler – 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler – 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 1
Black-throated Green Warbler – 10
Blackburnian Warbler – 1
Prairie Warbler – 1 seen, 5 H
Black-and-white Warbler – 8
American Redstart – 6
Ovenbird – 1 seen, 5 H
Common Yellowthroat – 8
Wilson’s Warbler – 3
Chipping Sparrow – 8
Field Sparrow – 1
Savannah Sparrow – 1
Song Sparrow – 5
White-crowned Sparrow – 1 from 10 feet
Scarlet Tanager – 1 Male
Northern Cardinal – 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – 6 or more
Indigo Bunting – 1, maybe 2
Bobolink – 4+
Red-winged Blackbird – 8
Common Grackle – 6
Brown-headed Cowbird – 4
Baltimore Oriole – 6
American Goldfinch – 8