Yes it was warm and sticky, but only in the 80s and we had lots of shade
at Woodbury … and some ticks but no brown-tailed moths but also deer
flies. That all said, ten people had a very enjoyable walk. The
high-light was a rather cooperative Canada Warbler as well as
Chestnut-sided, Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat. Hermit Thrushes sang
just about constantly. A total of 35 species were heard (H) or seen:
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 1 zipped by us
Osprey – one over Mud Pond
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – one drumming near parking lot
Hairy Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher – one at pond call a number of times and was
seen briefly
Eastern Kingbird – 2 flitted about near pond
Eastern Wood-Pewee (H)
Eastern Phoebe – 2 near bridge, 1 near parking lot and a nest with 4 eggs
Blue-headed Vireo (H)
Red-eyed Vireo – multiple calling regularly, one seen
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow – 3 over stream
Black-capped Chickadee – 6+
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White- breasted Nuthatch
Veery – multiple calling now and then, one zipped by
Hermit Thrush – 6+? nearly always calling, one or two seen briefly
American Robin
Gray Catbird – many, all talkative
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (H) at pond
Common Grackle – 2 or 3
Ovenbird (H) called often
Black-and-white Warbler (H)
Common Yellowthroat – 6?
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler (H)
Pine Warbler (H)
Canada Warbler – one male seen well and called often by pond
Gordon and Jack reported a singing Scarlet Tanager at the normal parking
lot.
—
Stan DeOrsey