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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – October 23, 2021

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn

Temp: 50° F

Winds:  N 4 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

Although we had the expected abundance of Yellow-rumped and Palm warblers, and seven species of sparrows, including Vesper and White-crowned, the birds with the most eye appeal were an Eastern Meadowlark and an insect-eating American Kestrel, both of which allowed for prolonged score views.

48 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 13
Mourning Dove 14
Killdeer 2
Wilson’s Snipe 2
Herring Gull (American) 9
Double-crested Cormorant 40
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 9
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 18
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Carolina Wren (Northern) 8
European Starling 12
Gray Catbird 7
Brown Thrasher 5
Northern Mockingbird 6
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 49
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 7
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 5
Song Sparrow 16
Swamp Sparrow 10
Eastern Towhee 2
Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 5
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) 2
Palm Warbler (Western) 4
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 11
Northern Cardinal 2