Friday, May 6, 2011

April 28 Trip to Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area

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Bird Trip to Boundary Creek Park
Miriam Swartz's report of trip on 4-28-2011

Participants:  Ethel Cebra, Joe and Jean Jordan, Miriam Swartz and Louise Tompkins.   Weather:  Threat of severe storms, but no rain until after our trip!

Species seen and/or heard:  30

Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
American Robin
Eastern Towhee
Brown-headed Cowbird
Blue Jay
Bald Eagle
Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Brown Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Gray Catbird
Crested Flycatcher
Canada Goose
Mourning Dove
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Flicker
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellow Throat
Eastern Kingbird
Mallard
Common Grackle
Great Blue Heron
Song Sparrow
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Other wildlife
Eastern Painted Turtles

April 11 Trip to Long Bridge Park

Miriam Swartz's report of April 11 trip.
Participants: Jean Jordan, Lucia LeConey, Maggie Heineman, Miriam Swartz, Louise Tompkins, and Ro Wilson


The weather was cool and mostly cloudy.



Birds seen and or heard: 24 species



Northern  Flicker
Eastern Bluebird
Red-winged Blackbird
Mourning Dove
Carolina Wren
Northern Cardinal
Canada Goose
Mallard
Black Duck
Bald Eagle
Laughing Gulls
Tufted Titmouse
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Tree Swallow
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Crow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Turkey



Other wild life:  Squirrel, rabbit, beaver