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Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 1, 2024

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom, Alan & Robin Crawford

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Exceptional morning of birding with pockets of warblers at various locations, kingfishers putting on a show over Lily Lake and a nice variety of raptors.

60 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 6
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Mourning Dove 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Common Gallinule 0
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 12
Gray Catbird 12
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Robin 3
House Sparrow 6
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 20
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 8
Cape May Warbler 2
Northern Parula 8
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 6