Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon
Temp: 59° F
Winds: NW 9 mph
Weather Conditions: Some clouds, ended sunny
The Beanery is a great place for sparrows in late October and November and we had a lot of them there this morning. In addition to great comparison looks at White-throated, Song, Savannah and lots of Swamp Sparrows, we had a cooperative Vesper Sparrow sitting up long enough to get good views. A Merlin perched atop one of the large trees, feeding on its prey. We had a fly-by Peregrine Falcon, and a group of Rusty Blackbirds perched along the pond edge in good morning light. Robins were constantly streaming overhead and, of course, there were lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers.
47 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 92 |
| Mallard | 38 |
| American Black Duck | 10 |
| Green-winged Teal (American) | 8 |
| Mourning Dove | 20 |
| Killdeer | 9 |
| American Herring Gull | 5 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 80 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 3 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) | 3 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 2 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 3 |
| Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 4 |
| Merlin | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 1 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 32 |
| American Crow | 16 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
| Tree Swallow | 6 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 3 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 6 |
| European Starling | 30 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 |
| Brown Thrasher | 3 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 5 |
| Eastern Bluebird | 8 |
| American Robin | 450 |
| House Finch | 12 |
| American Goldfinch | 14 |
| Field Sparrow | 3 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 11 |
| Vesper Sparrow | 1 |
| Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) | 4 |
| Song Sparrow | 14 |
| Swamp Sparrow | 16 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 300 |
| Rusty Blackbird | 7 |
| Common Grackle | 5 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 45 |
| Northern Cardinal | 4 |
