Friday, April 24, 2009

More New Arrivals

Palm Warbler

Last night's migration was pretty intense and brought many new arrivals to Pheasant Branch Conservancy. I had FOS (first of spring) SPOTTED SANDPIPER, YELLOW WARBLER, LOUSISANA WATERTHRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, GRAY CATBIRD, HOUSE WRENS, and OSPREY. There was a substantial influx of WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and presently a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW is foraging at our feeders at Eagle Optics. Other birds at Pheasant Branch included BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, EASTERN TOWHEE, BROWN THRASHER, PINE WARBLER, and lots of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS.

Location: Pheasant Branch
Observation date: 4/24/09
Number of species: 51

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch

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