Red-shouldered Hawk
I did four, one to two hour hikes here in Old Trail during the past six days. Early in the week, it was sunny and quite warm with strong winds, and later in the week it was overcast, somewhat rainy, and with seasonal temperatures. This morning (3/11), it was sunny and cool, and with 1 to 3 inches of snow forecasted for tomorrow, I thought this would be a good time to post my sightings. Each day, I logged from 17 to 32 avian species, with 42 avian species for the four outings. The only species that I expected to see, but did not see, was Northern Flicker. Another Old Trail birder reported Hooded Mergansers in the golf course pond, but I did not see them and have not included this species in my combined list.
Many male birds were singing for mates, and some female were building nests. I was interested to see what spring/summer birds might have been blown in with the strong winds. I saw my first of season Tree Swallow, and my first of season Pine Warbler, although I did see Pine Warblers in Hilton Head, SC during February.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Carolina Chickadee
Winter Wren
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Cardinal
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Tree Swallow
House Finch
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird
Song Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars
Eastern Painted Turtles
Four hike list:
Canada Goose
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Mourning Dove
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Cedar Waxwing
Eastern Phoebe
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Tree Swallow
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Eastern Bluebird
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Finch
House Sparrow