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Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 8, 2024

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

Temp: 60° F 

Winds: NNW 6 mph 

Weather Conditions: sunny 

Yellow-rumped Warblers were numerous and actively gleaning insects around the lake. A Rusty Blackbird was spotted skulking near the island and migrating Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks gave us good ID practice. 

39 species 

Species  Count 
Mute Swan  2 
Blue-winged Teal  1 
Mallard  7 
Mourning Dove  4 
Double-crested Cormorant  12 
Green Heron  1 
Great Egret  1 
Great Blue Heron  2 
Black Vulture  5 
Turkey Vulture  25 
Osprey  1 
Sharp-shinned Hawk  12 
Cooper’s Hawk  8 
Broad-winged Hawk  3 
Red-tailed Hawk  1 
Belted Kingfisher  2 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Ruth Bergstrom

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Downy Woodpecker  1 
Northern Flicker  6 
Eastern Phoebe  2 
Blue Jay  4 
American Crow  3 
Carolina Chickadee  3 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4 
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2 
Brown Creeper  3 
Carolina Wren  4 
Northern Mockingbird  3 
Northern Mockingbird - Ruth Bergstrom

Northern Mockingbird photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Cedar Waxwing  3 
House Sparrow  2 
House Finch  4 
American Goldfinch  2 
Swamp Sparrow  1 
Rusty Blackbird  1 
Rusty Blackbird - Ruth Bergstrom

Rusty Blackbird photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Common Yellowthroat  1 
Magnolia Warbler  1 
Palm Warbler  1 
Yellow-rumped Warbler  42 
Northern Cardinal  2 
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