Saturday Bird Walk at Hills Creek SP

Another Saturday bird walk at Hills Creek State Park. These walks are supposed to be for the campers at the park but in the two years that they have been part of the activities offered at the park there have been only two or three campers that have participated. Today we had the three of us from TAS, a pair of professors from Mansfield University and a local grandfather and his young (8 years-old) grandson. The latter pair has been out three weeks in a row now and are about ready to lead the next walk! Each walk is a leisurely 2 ½ hours in length and we get to see quite a few different birds. It’s a good time as we do a lot of socializing as well as bird watching.

Here’s the list I compiled for today:

Location: Hills Creek State Park
Observation date: 5/24/08
Notes: Cool but lovely morning at Hills Creek SP. Gary led us on a different route today--one that was more of a circuit than our usual path. Far more variety in habitat and some nice areas just to walk. Many wildflowers are in bloom: Trilliums, Wild Lily of the Valley, Star Flowers and more.
Number of species: 35

Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Wild Turkey X
Common Loon X
Spotted Sandpiper X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Brown Creeper X
House Wren X
Eastern Bluebird X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Brown Thrasher X
European Starling X
Yellow Warbler X
Chestnut-sided Warbler X
Black-throated Green Warbler X
Ovenbird X
Common Yellowthroat X
Eastern Towhee X
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Indigo Bunting X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X

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