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Birds of Peaslee WMA – April 27, 2025

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Tyler Savage

Temp: 48° – 60°F

Winds: WNW 15-25 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Belleplain SF–HQ & Henkensifkin Rd – 7:06am

5 species 

Species Count
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Chipping Sparrow 4

 

Weatherby Rd–Tarkiln Pond & vicinity – 7:21am

40 species 

Species Count
Wood Duck 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Killdeer 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Laughing Gull 6
Osprey 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 5
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 1
Wood Thrush 3
House Finch 2
Chipping Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Ovenbird 3
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Hooded Warbler 2
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 5
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Yellow-throated Warbler 3
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Head of The River Cemetery – 9:15am

11 species 

Species Count
Mourning Dove 2
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Tree Swallow 4
Eastern Bluebird 3
Wood Thrush 1
House Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Ovenbird 2
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Peaslee WMA–First Ave. – 9:32am

21 species 

Species Count
Mourning Dove 2
Bald Eagle 3
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
White-eyed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 6
Chipping Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Hooded Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Yellow-throated Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 2
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