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A morning on the Potato Homestead – September 6, 2026

Leaders: Tom Reed

Temp: 65° – 70° F

Winds: NE 10 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

46 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Sarah Thomasson

Ruby-throated Hummingbird photo by Sarah Thomasson

 
Laughing Gull 25
American Herring Gull 5
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey (American) 1
Bald Eagle 2
Bald Eagle - Sarah Thomasson

Bald Eagle photo by Sarah Thomasson

 
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Sarah Thomasson

Eastern Wood-Pewee photo by Sarah Thomasson

 
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
Bank Swallow 1
Purple Martin 10
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Carolina Wren (Northern) 4
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 5
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 2
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 10
American Goldfinch - Sarah Thomasson

American Goldfinch photo by Sarah Thomasson

 
American Goldfinch - Sarah Thomasson

American Goldfinch photo by Sarah Thomasson

 
American Goldfinch - Sarah Thomasson

American Goldfinch photo by Sarah Thomasson

 
Chipping Sparrow 5
Bobolink 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
Common Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) 2
American Redstart 12
Prairie Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler - Sarah Thomasson

Prairie Warbler photo by Sarah Thomasson

 
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 2
Blue Grosbeak - Sarah Thomasson

Blue Grosbeak photo by Sarah Thomasson

 
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