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Birding Northwood and Beyond – September 17, 2024

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 72° F

Winds: ENE 12 mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

Warblers were tough to find but Sharp-shinned Hawks, Osprey and other raptors had us continuously looking skyward. Nice close comparison of Spotted versus Solitary Sandpipers.

33 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 6
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Spotted Sandpiper - Ruth Bergstrom

Spotted Sandpiper photo by Ruth Bergstrom

Solitary Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Snowy Egret 1
Snowy Egret - Ruth Bergstrom

Snowy Egret photo by Ruth Bergstrom

Green Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Bald Eagle 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tree Swallow 3
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 6
American Goldfinch 7
Common Grackle 35
American Redstart 2
Palm Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 1