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Exploring Cumberland – May 1, 2024

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 55°F

Winds:   N 5-8mph

Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy

Quiet start developing into a very rewarding trip! Highlights included Red-headed Woodpecker, Baltimore Oriole couple, Warbling Vireo. 2 Common Ravens and 2 Peregrine Falcons.

65 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 2
American Black Duck 1
Wild Turkey 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift 3
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 42
Herring Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White-eyed Vireo 5
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 5
Common Raven 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 18
Purple Martin 6
Barn Swallow 14
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 6
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 15
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 5
Ovenbird 3
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 6