Sunday Morning at Ponderlodge/Villas WMA

[American Kestrel (left) and Green Heron (right), photographed by Karl Lukens during this morning's CMBO walk.]

Chuck & Mary Jane Slugg report the following from this morning's walk at Ponderlodge/Villas WMA, which in addition to the birds photographed above, was also highlighted by newly-arrived Great Crested Flycatchers and two Red-headed Woodpeckers.

Location: Villas WMA
Observation date: 4/26/09
Notes: A very large group at Villas WMA this morning enjoyed a variety of birds; red-headed woodpecker, little blue heron, and green heron were life birds for some.
Number of species: 43

Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 6
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Little Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Laughing Gull 10
Mourning Dove 5
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 20
Fish Crow 12
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 12
American Robin 15
European Starling 20
Yellow Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Prairie Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 4
Chipping Sparrow 10
Field Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
American Goldfinch 1

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