Thursday morning Birding

Terry and I went on another Thursday morning bird walk with some folks from the Tiadaghton Audubon Society http://www.tiaudubon.org/. The weather was perfect after a brief thunderstorm last evening. The skies were clear and the winds light with temperatures around 45 to 60 degrees. We gathered at the Ive’s Run area on Hammond Lake and walked the old railroad trail along Crooked Creek. The ospreys were out in full force and we saw two active nests. Lots of soaring turkey vultures, bald eagles, red-tailed hawks and even a broad-winged hawk were out and about. All told, we spotted 30 different species of birds. Here’s the full report:


Location: Ive's Run
Observation date: 4/24/08
Number of species: 30

Canada Goose 5
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Mourning Dove 3
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 6
Common Raven 2
Tree Swallow 12
Cliff Swallow 14
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 14
Cedar Waxwing 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 26
Common Grackle 12
American Goldfinch 12

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