The perfect morning for a walk on a shaded quiet trail. Eighteen people
walked the Whitman Spring Trail in West Auburn this morning with temps
in the low 70s (early) and no wind. It was very nice to have so many
people as well, as more eyes added more special finds. Soon after
starting we found a beautiful male Scarlet Tanager. Later just before
turning around a group in the back found two Brown Creepers building
their nest behind some loose bark on a small tree. We also had an
accommodating Yellow-bellied Sapsucker visiting his feeding holes. And
lastly a Red-bellied Woodpecker was nice to see. We also heard 3 if not
4 Wood Thrush singing.
Birds seen and heard (H), 38:
Mourning Dove
Common Loon – Gordon found far into the lake
Double-crested Cormorant – 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker – 1 seen and heard
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1 seen well
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker – 1 flew over trail as we started
Great-crested Flycatcher – 1 called a great deal but hid most of the time
Eastern Kingbird – 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee (H) – multiple all calling
Alder Flycatcher (H) – 1 calling from afar
Least Flycatcher (H) – 1 also calling from afar
Eastern Phoebe – 2
Red-eyed Vireo – 10+ everywhere always calling
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse (H)
Red-breasted Nuthatch – 1
White-breasted Nuthatch – 4
Brown Creeper – 2 building nest
Veery (H) – 2
Wood Thrush (H) – 4 called often
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Red-Crossbill (H) – fly over heard by Weston
American Goldfinch (H)
Song Sparrow
Ovenbird – 6++ heard often but one seen well if briefly
Black-and-white Warbler – 6+
Common Yellowthroat – 3
American Redstart (H)
Northern Parula (H)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (H)
Black-throated Blue Warbler – at least 3 heard close but only one seen
in a very quick fly by
Pine Warbler – 5, one at nest
Scarlet Tanager – 1 male seen well
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (H)
—
Stan DeOrsey