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Birding Northwood and Beyond – September 5, 2023

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Lynn and Dave Pollard, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 77°F

Winds: NNW 7mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

38 species

Species Count
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Osprey 3
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 6
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 8
Carolina Wren 8
European Starling 40
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Common Grackle 6
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 3
Cape May Warbler 1
Cape May Warbler - Ruth Bergstrom

Cape May Warbler gleaning insects from an in-fruit Fig Tree in Cape May Point, NJ – photo by Ruth Bergstrom

Northern Cardinal 3