The complete, but thin, cloud cover with a temperature in the low 50s should have made for a good birding day; however, a brisk northwesterly wind made it feel much colder, and many of the smaller birds were hunkered down. Nevertheless, I logged 21 species between 9 and 10 this morning on the downstream and Glenthorne Loop trails, and added a Starling on the upstream trail. Highlights from this morning were the new season arrival of Tree Swallows, and Bluebirds were aggressively protecting their nesting boxes. There were two Red-tailed Hawks, one of which was doing aerial combat with a Crow, and I saw a Swamp Sparrow - a fall through spring visitor that I haven't seen for a few months. |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk and American Crow
Swamp Sparrow
This morning's list (22 species):
Tree Swallow Northern Cardinal American Crow Rock Pigeon Eastern Meadowlark | White-throated Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Eastern Phoebe Carolina Wren Blue Jay Starling American Robin Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Canada Goose Turkey Vulture |