NASWC Bird Walk 11.05.06

Birds Observed on the NASWC Bird Walk.

• Double-crested Cormorant - This unexpected migrant flew almost right over us as it checked out a drainage pond across the creek.
• Great Egret
• Cooper's Hawk - We got great views of an immature bird perched on the big dead tree by the parking lot.
• Killdeer
• Least Sandpiper
• Wilson's Snipe
• White-winged Dove
• Mourning Dove
• Belted Kingfisher - A beautiful male perched on a wire right out in the open at the end of our walk.
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Downy Woodpecker
• Northern Flicker - We got two great views of this newly returned winter resident woodpecker.
• Eastern Phoebe
• Loggerhead Shrike
• Blue Jay
• American Crow
• Carolina Chickadee - Heard only.
• Black-crested Titmouse
• Carolina Wren - Heard only.
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet - We often heard its typewrite-like clicks but we had trouble spotting this extremely active and tiny winter bird.
• Northern Mockingbird
• European Starling
• Yellow-rumped Warbler - This winter resident warbler has returned in force. We saw many flitting through the trees and a few even held still!
• Lincoln's Sparrow
• White-crowned Sparrow
• Northern Cardinal
• Great-tailed Grackle
• House Finch

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