May begins in Belleplain!

Here's a recap of this morning's tour of Belleplain State Forest, courtesy of Karl & Judy Lukens:

"Started the CMBO Belleplain Walk this morning with good birds right in the parking lot. Maybe Michael and Louise and their Birding By Ear group brought the good luck. We saw and heard Scarlet Tanager and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and had singing Yellow-throated Warblers before we started. During the walk we also heard and saw Blue-winged Warbler, Prothonotary, Yellow-rumped, Pine, and Hooded Warblers. In the heard category we had Black and White, Worm Eating, Prairie, Ovenbird, and Louisiana Waterthrush. For some the flute-like song of the Wood Thrush was a first of the year."

Location: Belleplain State Forest
Observation date: 5/1/08
Number of species: 47
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 4
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 5
Mourning Dove 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 1
European Starling 5
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 10
Pine Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Worm-eating Warbler 3
Ovenbird 20
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Hooded Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
American Goldfinch 2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)