Eastern Meadowlarks
It was a great day to be birding at the Clark's Creek Nature Preserve. Sunny skies and cool, crisp weather prevailed all day long, and I took advantage of this very "birdy" site. I saw many of the same species I had seen there two days earlier, in addition to some new trip species.
Eastern Meadowlarks
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
Northern Mockingbird
Juvenile Northern Mockingbird exercising its wings
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Belted Kingfisher
Swamp Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Late in the morning, I saw a pair of adult Red-tailed Hawks.
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
In the early afternoon, I hiked some of the same trails that I had hiked in the morning, as well as some trails there that were new to me. I saw a sandpiper quickly flying over the pond, but wasn't able to get a good photo of it. It's upper wing pattern suggests a couple of possible species, but none that I can confirm.
Unattributed sandpiper
I saw more warblers, including Yellow-rumped, Palm, and adult Cape Mays.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler
Downy Woodpecker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Phoebe
Later in the afternoon, I saw two more adult Red-tailed Hawks; possibly the same pair I saw in the morning.
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk