In spite of the beginning it was a great morning. Eight people
showed up, and there were lots of great birds, (55) and actually nice
weather. Some drizzle the first few minutes then dry, and sun before we
finished. We walked the Sylvester and Benjamin property in South
Auburn. Lots of warblers, 13 species, including Blaburnian Warbler and
Prairie Warbler, plus lots of Baltimore Orioles.
Birds seen and heard (H):
Mallard
Wild Turkey – 1 at Bell Farm as we left
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 2
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo – 3 at each place, seen well
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow – 6 at Benjamin’s
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren (H)
Eastern Bluebird – 1 at Benjamin’s but in a bird house at Sylvester’s
Swainson’s Thrush – 1 ignored us until we left, at Sylvester’s
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Purple Finch (H)
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee (H)
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow (H) – heard at least three times at Benjamin’s
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow (H)
Bobolink (H) – heard at Benjamin’s, could not find in field
Baltimore Oriole – at both places, at least 7, surely more
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird (H)
Northern Waterthrush – 3 seen and heard at Benjamin’s
Black-and-white Warbler – maybe 10 or more
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart – only one but seen well
Northern Parula
Blackburnian Warbler – 1 at Sylvester’s seen well
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Pine Warbler (H)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler – heard 2, saw 1 at Benjamin’s
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – at least 8, both places