Leaders: Bert Hixon, Shaun Bamford, Barry Hershfeld, Lynn & Dave Pollard
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Despite cold temperatures and a NE wind coming off the Atlantic Ocean, participants in today’s “Birds of Belleplain State Forest” Field trip were treated to spectacular, lingering scope views of Yellow-throated and Prothonotary Warblers! Other recent arrivals include Yellow-billed cuckoo, Wood Thrush and Broad-winged Hawk.
52 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 6
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 9
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 65
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) 4
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 10
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 5
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 3
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 2
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 6
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 12
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 12
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 5
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 3
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 6
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 4
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 7
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 12
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 6
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 14
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 12
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 9
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 5
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 7
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) 3
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 4
Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) 5
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 5
