A gorgeous day here in north-central PA. Today's birding walk took us to the newest section of the Rails-to-Trails path that starts off Route 287 just west of Wellsboro all the way down to Jersey Shore. We parked at the trail head near Route 287 and walked about two miles along the trail and then turned around and returned to our cars. A very nice, sun drenched walk it was, too. Just the sort of thing you want for an early spring walk. There were wet farm fields on both sides of the trail and several groves of very old growth trees, poplar, maple, sycamore and more. Marsh Creek drains (and floods!) this area as it flows between and parallel to the trail and Route 6.
Here's the report for today's walk:
Location: Rails-to-Trails Rt 287 W
Observation date: 4/10/08
Notes: Bright sunny morning. Clear and calm with 45-55 degree temperatures.
Number of species: 28
Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 8
Turkey Vulture 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 10
Common Raven 3
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 16
European Starling 12
Cedar Waxwing 29
Song Sparrow 16
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 21
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 19
American Goldfinch 9
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
3 comments:
Do I understand that correctly - you saw all of those today? Dang. How long was that walk?
The distance of the walk was a mere 4 miles. It took us about 2 1/2 hours to cover that distance--most of it spent going out before turning and retracing our steps.
That WAS a very productive walk! Also, anytime you spot bluebirds in the wild is encouraging observation.
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