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Birds of Belleplain State Forest – May 12, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Guy Moody

Temp: 53° F

Winds:  ENE 15-25 mph

Weather Conditions: overcast

63 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
Wild Turkey 3
Mourning Dove 7
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 7
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Acadian Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 8
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 3
Brown Thrasher 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 5
American Pipit 5
Chipping Sparrow 10
Savannah Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 10
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Prothonotary Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 1
Northern Parula 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Yellow-throated Warbler 10
Prairie Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 3