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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – September 28, 2024

Leaders (group 1): Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon

Leaders (group 2): Jackie & Keith Parker, Alan Crawford

Temp: 71° F

Winds:  SE 4 mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy with light drizzle

We had lingering looks at both male and female Wood Ducks this morning, as a flock of about eight birds swam back and forth across the pond at the Beanery. A Common Raven called, sounding quite close, but we didn’t even catch a glimpse of it in the low-hanging clouds. There were lots of migrating Gray Catbirds seen and heard, and a smattering of warblers that included Northern Parula, Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, American Redstart and Common Yellowthroat.

Group 1

37 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 8
Mallard 30
Mourning Dove 120
Herring Gull (American) 2
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Accipiter sp. 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 4
Common Raven 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 7
European Starling 80
Gray Catbird 20
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 8
House Sparrow 1
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Indigo Bunting 1

 

 

Group 2

27 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 32
Wood Duck 7
Mallard 11
Mourning Dove 31
Snowy Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 7
Gray Catbird 13
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Northern Cardinal 3
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