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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – September 11, 2021

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 61° F

Winds:  NNE 5 mph

Weather Conditions:  sunny

A Wild Turkey hen led us down the path as we started our walk this morning at the Beanery, accompanied by two poults, or chicks. American Redstarts  Common Yellow-throats and Red- eyed Vireos were the common migrants we saw with some variety provided by Northern Parula, Magnolia and Yellow Warblers, and a variety of flycatchers.

59 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 9
Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 3
Mourning Dove 15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Laughing Gull 2
Herring Gull (American) 2
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 18
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s Flycatcher) 1
Empidonax sp. 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 14
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) 1
House Wren (Northern) 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 8
European Starling 8
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 5
Veery 4
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 2
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 1
Bobolink 22
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 40
Common Grackle 13
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) 16
American Redstart 13
Northern Parula 5
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1

 

Great Crested Flycatcher photo by Kathy Horn

 

Prairie Warbler photo by Kathy Horn

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