Birding at Hills Creek State Park, April 28, 2012

Our walk this morning seemed uneventful yet, when I tallied the total number of species seen, I found we had 32 sighted. There wasn't anything that was highly unusual or surprising but we did see several Common Loons and Double-crested Cormorants out on the lake along with two or three Osprey overhead.

A few of the Canada Geese were out and about with little families of goslings despite the cold and snow of last week. (The park area got about 6 inches of snow Sunday night into Monday.) Unfortunately, the Eastern Bluebirds appear to have had a set back. Not only have the adults disappeared for the time being, but the one box that had eggs--and which had hatched those eggs--contained the dead remains of the clutch.

We saw only one species of warblers--the Yellow-rumped Warblers also know as "Butter Butts," so we're still waiting on the influx of migrants.

Here's the report I posted to eBird:

Hills Creek SP, Tioga, US-PA
Apr 28, 2012 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Clear, calm, cool (30-45 degrees)
32 species

Canada Goose X
Wood Duck X
Mallard X
Common Loon X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron X
Osprey X
Bald Eagle X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
American Robin X
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Eastern Towhee X
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Pine Siskin X
American Goldfinch X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)