May Bird Walk - Northern & Dike Roads, Hwy 49
We had a small group but a beautiful day for today's walk. Decent temperatures, no precipitation, gentle winds and lots of interesting birds. In fact, some very special birds indeed were seen on this walk. We spent time on Northern Road, Dike Road and then added a visit to Highway 49 so besides walking, we did do a bit of driving.
Special "treats of the day" included Black Necked Stilts, a Whooping Crane, Ruddy Turnstones, Glossy Ibises, Wilson's Phaleropes and many Redstart Warblers among several warblers who showed up. There were smiles all around today! We can't promise such a collection of birds every time, but today a number of unusual birds lined up to let us have a look. A complete list is below.
If you couldn't be with us for this walk, we hope you can join us for one of the others in this series.
SPECIES SEEN
From 5/15/2010 to 5/15/2010 ~ All Places ~ 70 seen
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe
PELICANS
American White Pelican
CORMORANTS
Double Crested Cormorant
HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS
Great Blue Heron
IBIS AND SPOONBILLS
Glossy Ibis
DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
TURKEYS
Wild Turkey
CRANES
Sandhill Crane
Whooping Crane
RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS
American Coot
AVOCETS AND STILTS
Black-necked Stilt
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Killdeer
Semi-palmated Plover
SANDPIPERS
Short-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Wilson's Phalarope
TERNS
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
WOODPECKERS
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
WRENS
House Wren
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS
Gray Catbird
THRUSHES
American Robin
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Black-capped Chickadee
NUTHATCHES
White-breasted Nuthatch
CROWS AND JAYS
Blue Jay
STARLINGS
European Starling
VIREOS AND ALLIES
Yellow-throated Vireo
WOOD WARBLERS
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch
American Goldfinch
-------- STATISTICS --------
Species seen - 70
Special "treats of the day" included Black Necked Stilts, a Whooping Crane, Ruddy Turnstones, Glossy Ibises, Wilson's Phaleropes and many Redstart Warblers among several warblers who showed up. There were smiles all around today! We can't promise such a collection of birds every time, but today a number of unusual birds lined up to let us have a look. A complete list is below.
If you couldn't be with us for this walk, we hope you can join us for one of the others in this series.
SPECIES SEEN
From 5/15/2010 to 5/15/2010 ~ All Places ~ 70 seen
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe
PELICANS
American White Pelican
CORMORANTS
Double Crested Cormorant
HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS
Great Blue Heron
IBIS AND SPOONBILLS
Glossy Ibis
DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
TURKEYS
Wild Turkey
CRANES
Sandhill Crane
Whooping Crane
RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS
American Coot
AVOCETS AND STILTS
Black-necked Stilt
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Killdeer
Semi-palmated Plover
SANDPIPERS
Short-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Wilson's Phalarope
TERNS
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
WOODPECKERS
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
WRENS
House Wren
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS
Gray Catbird
THRUSHES
American Robin
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Black-capped Chickadee
NUTHATCHES
White-breasted Nuthatch
CROWS AND JAYS
Blue Jay
STARLINGS
European Starling
VIREOS AND ALLIES
Yellow-throated Vireo
WOOD WARBLERS
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch
American Goldfinch
-------- STATISTICS --------
Species seen - 70