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Hidden Corners of Belleplain – May 9, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe

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Weather Conditions: warming weather with occasional sunny breaks

Lots of birdsong! Highlights include 2 common ravens gathering nesting materials. Good looks at indigo bunting, Prothonotary warbler and great crested flycatcher.

55 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 12
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 5
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 6
Common Raven 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 6
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Common Grackle 4
Ovenbird 9
Northern Waterthrush 1
Prothonotary Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 4
Prairie Warbler 1
Summer Tanager 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 3