[How to torture your friends. . . Kevin P. Inman photographed this Curlew Sandpiper at Heislerville yesterday.]Saturday, May 16, 2009
Curlew Sandpiper at Heislerville
[How to torture your friends. . . Kevin P. Inman photographed this Curlew Sandpiper at Heislerville yesterday.]
Friday, May 15, 2009
Good Diversity, Small Numbers at Higbee - including Dickcissel
Back-to-back Higbee Beach walks during CMBO's spring weekend today yielded a female Dickcissel in the tower field, plus Wilson's, Blackpoll, Black-throated Green and Black-throated Blue among the 13 warbler species, and a lovely male Scarlet Tanager near the parking lot. Blue Grosbeaks seemed evident everywhere, and Indigo Buntings, too. A fun highlight at the start of the walk was a Mourning Dove carrying an egg shell and dropping it on the edge of the parking area. The full list - a composite of both walks - is below.
Location: Higbee Beach
Observation date: 5/15/09
Notes: CMBO Spring Weekend - composite of the two morning walks
Number of species: 58
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 1
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Osprey 2
Black-bellied Plover 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 5
Forster's Tern 10
Mourning Dove 10
Great Horned Owl 1
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 10
White-eyed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 10
Purple Martin 5
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Prairie Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Wilson's Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 5
Blue Grosbeak 5
Indigo Bunting 6
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Location: Higbee Beach
Observation date: 5/15/09
Notes: CMBO Spring Weekend - composite of the two morning walks
Number of species: 58
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 1
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Osprey 2
Black-bellied Plover 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 5
Forster's Tern 10
Mourning Dove 10
Great Horned Owl 1
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 10
White-eyed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 10
Purple Martin 5
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Prairie Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Wilson's Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 5
Blue Grosbeak 5
Indigo Bunting 6
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Fly-by Eurasian Collared-Dove, SCMM
A Eurasian Collared-Dove flew past the South Cape May Meadows at 2:45pm. The bird was headed east, toward "downtown" Cape May.
Additionally, a Gull-billed Tern was reported on the "gull island" along the east path of the Meadows at 1:30pm.
Additionally, a Gull-billed Tern was reported on the "gull island" along the east path of the Meadows at 1:30pm.
Friday AM - Meadows Notes
The 32nd Annual Spring Weekend starts today, and I had the opportunity to spend the morning at the South Cape May Meadows. Highlights included a Least Bittern that flew across the beach-end of the east path around 11:30am, two Royal Terns on the "gull island" on the east path, at least two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a brief fly-by White-winged Scoter, and a pair of Horned Larks hanging around (and singing) from the dunes.
The walks at Cape May Point State Park produced a Blackburnian Warbler toward the back end of the park, as well as a Black-throated Blue Warbler.
Cumulative list from the Meadows included below-
Location: South Cape May Meadows
Observation date: 5/15/09
Number of species: 77
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 9
Gadwall 4
Mallard 6
Surf Scoter 6
White-winged Scoter 1
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 10
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Least Bittern 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 5
Tricolored Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 20
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 4
American Coot 1
Black-bellied Plover 20
Semipalmated Plover 2
Piping Plover 6
Killdeer 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet (Eastern) 5
Red Knot 7
Sanderling 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper 5
Dunlin 15
Short-billed Dowitcher 35
Laughing Gull 90
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 30
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 30
Common Tern 8
Forster's Tern 30
Royal Tern 2
Black Skimmer 3
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 2
Horned Lark 2
Purple Martin 6
Tree Swallow 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 15
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 2
Marsh Wren 2
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 12
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
The walks at Cape May Point State Park produced a Blackburnian Warbler toward the back end of the park, as well as a Black-throated Blue Warbler.
Cumulative list from the Meadows included below-
Location: South Cape May Meadows
Observation date: 5/15/09
Number of species: 77
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 9
Gadwall 4
Mallard 6
Surf Scoter 6
White-winged Scoter 1
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 10
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Least Bittern 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 5
Tricolored Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 20
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 4
American Coot 1
Black-bellied Plover 20
Semipalmated Plover 2
Piping Plover 6
Killdeer 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet (Eastern) 5
Red Knot 7
Sanderling 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper 5
Dunlin 15
Short-billed Dowitcher 35
Laughing Gull 90
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 30
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 30
Common Tern 8
Forster's Tern 30
Royal Tern 2
Black Skimmer 3
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 2
Horned Lark 2
Purple Martin 6
Tree Swallow 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 15
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 2
Marsh Wren 2
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 12
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Fallout in the north?
I do not envy Dave LaPuma for having to forecast not only the weather but the birds.
Nonetheless, I'm looking at a number of weather sites and it sure looks like fallout conditions in northern NJ for Friday morning are emerging as a cold front approaches and winds are forecast to go from south to north in the late night/early morning hours. It will be interesting to see what develops at Garret Mountain, Scherman-Hoffman, Culver's Lake and other north Jersey hotspots tomorrow. Right now it looks like the front will not reach Cape May by daybreak and maybe not at all, we'll see. Birding in Cape May is always good, and we are anticipating some great things for the CMBO spring weekend, which starts tomorrow. . .but if I had a personal day, I'd take it and go to Garret Mountain tomorrow. . .
Nonetheless, I'm looking at a number of weather sites and it sure looks like fallout conditions in northern NJ for Friday morning are emerging as a cold front approaches and winds are forecast to go from south to north in the late night/early morning hours. It will be interesting to see what develops at Garret Mountain, Scherman-Hoffman, Culver's Lake and other north Jersey hotspots tomorrow. Right now it looks like the front will not reach Cape May by daybreak and maybe not at all, we'll see. Birding in Cape May is always good, and we are anticipating some great things for the CMBO spring weekend, which starts tomorrow. . .but if I had a personal day, I'd take it and go to Garret Mountain tomorrow. . .
CAPE MAY BIRDING HOTLINE - May 14, 2009
Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings@birdcapemay.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory
URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org
This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, May 14, 2009.
Highlights this week include reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, CURLEW SANDPIPER, ARCTIC TERN, NORTHERN PINTAIL, LONG-TAILED DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, MISSISSIPPI KITE, SORA, COMMON MOORHEN, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, MARBLED GODWIT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, ROSEATE TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, VESPER SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and DICKCISSEL.
-For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list or very rare birds or spectacles only) -
3 SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were noted at the South Cape May Meadows on 5/11, a new high count for New Jersey.
2 CURLEW SANDPIPERS were found at Heislerville WMA in Cumberland County on 5/10. At least one continued through 5/14.
At least 1 WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Beaver Swamp WMA in South Dennis on 5/7 and 5/9. 4 GULL-BILLED TERNS were there on 5/14.
An ARCTIC TERN was noted during a passing storm at the South Cape May Meadows on 5/9.
Other sightings from the Meadows this week included ROSEATE TERN, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL at the "gull island" along the east path on 5/9, COMMON MOORHEN along the west path on 5/11, and a LEAST BITTERN along the east path on 5/12. The BLACK-NECKED STILT was last noted on 5/10.
An AMERICAN AVOCET was discovered at Heislerville WMA on 5/12, and continued through 5/14. 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were also noted here on 5/14.
At least 2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were noted over the Beanery/Rea Farm between 5/9 and 5/10. Others were noted at Beaver Swamp WMA and Brig/Forsythe NWR on 5/9.
An excellent passerine flight on 5/8 was highlighted by CERULEAN, CAPE MAY and BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS plus a WILLOW FLYCATCHER at Higbee Beach WMA. A LEAST FLYCATCHER was noted at Cape May Pt. State Park the same day. At least 6 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen on 5/10 around Cape Island, including 4 on a single tree at Higbee Beach WMA.
A VESPER SPARROW was found at Buckshutem WMA, located on Buckshutem Road west of the Millville Airport, on 5/13. A DICKCISSEL and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were heard singing from the field next to the new development on Bayshore Road on 5/12.
2 BROWN PELICANS were seen flying past Cape May Pt. State Park on 5/13. A SORA was noted near Lighthouse Pond on 5/13.
A MARBLED GODWIT has been seen sporadically on Thorofare Island, visible from Two Mile Landing.
Lingering ducks in the past week included NORTHERN PINTAIL at the Coast Guard Ponds, LONG-TAILED DUCK near St. Peter's in Cape May Pt., and 2 BUFFLEHEADS at Shell Bay Landing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm.******
CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today!
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736.
Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores).
Good luck and good birding!
To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings@birdcapemay.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory
URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org
This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, May 14, 2009.
Highlights this week include reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, CURLEW SANDPIPER, ARCTIC TERN, NORTHERN PINTAIL, LONG-TAILED DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, MISSISSIPPI KITE, SORA, COMMON MOORHEN, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, MARBLED GODWIT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, ROSEATE TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, VESPER SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and DICKCISSEL.
-For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list or very rare birds or spectacles only) -
3 SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were noted at the South Cape May Meadows on 5/11, a new high count for New Jersey.
2 CURLEW SANDPIPERS were found at Heislerville WMA in Cumberland County on 5/10. At least one continued through 5/14.
At least 1 WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Beaver Swamp WMA in South Dennis on 5/7 and 5/9. 4 GULL-BILLED TERNS were there on 5/14.
An ARCTIC TERN was noted during a passing storm at the South Cape May Meadows on 5/9.
Other sightings from the Meadows this week included ROSEATE TERN, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL at the "gull island" along the east path on 5/9, COMMON MOORHEN along the west path on 5/11, and a LEAST BITTERN along the east path on 5/12. The BLACK-NECKED STILT was last noted on 5/10.
An AMERICAN AVOCET was discovered at Heislerville WMA on 5/12, and continued through 5/14. 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were also noted here on 5/14.
At least 2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were noted over the Beanery/Rea Farm between 5/9 and 5/10. Others were noted at Beaver Swamp WMA and Brig/Forsythe NWR on 5/9.
An excellent passerine flight on 5/8 was highlighted by CERULEAN, CAPE MAY and BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS plus a WILLOW FLYCATCHER at Higbee Beach WMA. A LEAST FLYCATCHER was noted at Cape May Pt. State Park the same day. At least 6 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen on 5/10 around Cape Island, including 4 on a single tree at Higbee Beach WMA.
A VESPER SPARROW was found at Buckshutem WMA, located on Buckshutem Road west of the Millville Airport, on 5/13. A DICKCISSEL and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were heard singing from the field next to the new development on Bayshore Road on 5/12.
2 BROWN PELICANS were seen flying past Cape May Pt. State Park on 5/13. A SORA was noted near Lighthouse Pond on 5/13.
A MARBLED GODWIT has been seen sporadically on Thorofare Island, visible from Two Mile Landing.
Lingering ducks in the past week included NORTHERN PINTAIL at the Coast Guard Ponds, LONG-TAILED DUCK near St. Peter's in Cape May Pt., and 2 BUFFLEHEADS at Shell Bay Landing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm.******
CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today!
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736.
Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores).
Good luck and good birding!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Sora and More
[American Avocet at Heislerville. It was there through Tuesday at least, and may still be. Photo by Karl Lukens.]
I met a group of Hawk Mountain interns at Cape May Point State Park yesterday, and while we were birding at Lighthouse Pond a Sora started calling. Vince Elia tells me he heard one further along the red trail there on Saturday. This morning's CMBO walk there added 2 Brown Pelicans, which has been absent of late.
Speaking of marsh birds, John Wasse of the U.K. had a Least Bittern in the meadows on Tuesday, along the east path close to Sunset Blvd. Karl Lukens and Bob Fogg had a Common Moorhen in the meadows on Monday night, from the west path looking west. This bird (or these birds, more than one have been reported) can be tough to find.
Stu and Wendy Malmid sent me a note asking why northwest winds would bring Swallow-tailed Kites to Cape May, a fair question since intuitively they are coming from the south. It's the fall hawk watch weather pattern working more or less the same way, on birds that likely were many miles to the north of us before the cold front passed. In other words, they overshot not only their breeding range, but Cape May, too (maybe they were over the Great Swamp or other north Jersey spots at some point!), and were pushed or just decided to head back south after the cold front passed.
Northwest winds often bring some of the best birding here in Cape May at any time of year, although in spring for passerines the ideal is south winds overnight going west or northwest (best) later in the night.
I met a group of Hawk Mountain interns at Cape May Point State Park yesterday, and while we were birding at Lighthouse Pond a Sora started calling. Vince Elia tells me he heard one further along the red trail there on Saturday. This morning's CMBO walk there added 2 Brown Pelicans, which has been absent of late.
Speaking of marsh birds, John Wasse of the U.K. had a Least Bittern in the meadows on Tuesday, along the east path close to Sunset Blvd. Karl Lukens and Bob Fogg had a Common Moorhen in the meadows on Monday night, from the west path looking west. This bird (or these birds, more than one have been reported) can be tough to find.
Stu and Wendy Malmid sent me a note asking why northwest winds would bring Swallow-tailed Kites to Cape May, a fair question since intuitively they are coming from the south. It's the fall hawk watch weather pattern working more or less the same way, on birds that likely were many miles to the north of us before the cold front passed. In other words, they overshot not only their breeding range, but Cape May, too (maybe they were over the Great Swamp or other north Jersey spots at some point!), and were pushed or just decided to head back south after the cold front passed.
Northwest winds often bring some of the best birding here in Cape May at any time of year, although in spring for passerines the ideal is south winds overnight going west or northwest (best) later in the night.
[Here's proof of multiple kites on Monday, although no one could quite get a photo with all three together. Photo by Karl Lukens]
[Note the wing molt in this Swallow-tailed Kite from Monday. Photo by Karl Lukens.]
[The funky looking Little Blue Heron, next to a Tri-colored Heron, in the South Cape May Meadows on Monday. Photo by Karl Lukens.]
Janet Crawford sent the following report from CMBO's Exploring Cumberland Walk, which will be held just one more time, next Wednesday May 20 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. It meets at the base of the bridge over the Maurice River near Mauricetown. Quite a long list of birds, and some good ones, a great way to spend a Wednesday morning!
Location: Dividing Creek, Cumberland County, NJ, US
Observation date: 5/13/09
Notes: CMBO Exploring Cumberland walk
The bird of the day was a Vesper Sparrow on the dirt road with a couple of Horned Larks at Buckshutem WMA. We also had Grasshopper Sparrow and Bobolinks there. We had a 16 Warbler day, with good looks at Yellow Warbler (including one on nest), Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow-breated Chat. We heard both Tanagers, but only saw Summer. We had good looks at both Baltimore and Orchard Orioles.
Number of species: 66
American Black Duck 3
Wild Turkey 7
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 2
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Willet 5
Least Sandpiper 6
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 1
Common Tern 2
Mourning Dove 24
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 9
Eastern Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 12
Red-eyed Vireo 10
Purple Martin 14
Bank Swallow 35
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 6
House Wren 3
Marsh Wren 3
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 7
Gray Catbird 11
European Starling 18
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 7
Magnolia Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 7
Pine Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
American Redstart 2
Prothonotary Warbler 2
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 30
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Summer Tanager 3
Scarlet Tanager 5
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 8
Seaside Sparrow 9
Northern Cardinal 9
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 8
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 20
Boat-tailed Grackle 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 24
Orchard Oriole 6
Baltimore Oriole 2
Location: Buckshutem WMA fields
Number of species: 11
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Horned Lark 3
Tree Swallow 12
Prairie Warbler 2
Field Sparrow 4
Vesper Sparrow 1
Grasshopper Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 5
Bobolink 3
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Observation date: 5/13/09
Notes: CMBO Exploring Cumberland walk
The bird of the day was a Vesper Sparrow on the dirt road with a couple of Horned Larks at Buckshutem WMA. We also had Grasshopper Sparrow and Bobolinks there. We had a 16 Warbler day, with good looks at Yellow Warbler (including one on nest), Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow-breated Chat. We heard both Tanagers, but only saw Summer. We had good looks at both Baltimore and Orchard Orioles.
Number of species: 66
American Black Duck 3
Wild Turkey 7
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 2
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Willet 5
Least Sandpiper 6
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 1
Common Tern 2
Mourning Dove 24
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 9
Eastern Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 12
Red-eyed Vireo 10
Purple Martin 14
Bank Swallow 35
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 6
House Wren 3
Marsh Wren 3
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 7
Gray Catbird 11
European Starling 18
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 7
Magnolia Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 7
Pine Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
American Redstart 2
Prothonotary Warbler 2
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 30
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Summer Tanager 3
Scarlet Tanager 5
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 8
Seaside Sparrow 9
Northern Cardinal 9
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 8
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 20
Boat-tailed Grackle 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 24
Orchard Oriole 6
Baltimore Oriole 2
Location: Buckshutem WMA fields
Number of species: 11
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Horned Lark 3
Tree Swallow 12
Prairie Warbler 2
Field Sparrow 4
Vesper Sparrow 1
Grasshopper Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 5
Bobolink 3
Red-winged Blackbird 10