Saturday Morning On My Own

I went birding this morning on my own. The Tiadaghton Audubon Society was doing its annual one day bird count and wanted everyone to go to different places. Then we would all meet for a picnic lunch at Hills Creek State Park.
Terry had a class to teach for her Embroidery Guild of America group that meets over in Wellsboro. She put together a beading project for them and was pleased that 1) all that showed up knew what a bead was and 2) only a half dozen people were there. The small numbers meant she could provide everyone with some personal tutoring.

When I say I went birding I don’t necessarily mean that I went very far. I spent one hour (6:30 AM to 7:30 AM) having a couple of cups of coffee on the deck of the Aerie. Later I went over to the Lambs Creek Recreational Area just north of Mansfield on the Tioga River ad spent another hour and a half there. Here are the lists I submitted:
Location: The Aerie
Observation date: 5/12/07; Time: 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Notes: Cool 50 deg; clear; Elevation 2100 feet
Number of species: 21

Mourning Dove 7
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 5
Magnolia Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Purple Finch 4
American Goldfinch 25

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And:
Location: Lambs Crk Rec Area
Observation date: 5/12/07 Time: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Notes: Overcast, threat of showers, cool 50-55 degrees; Elevation:1100 feet
Number of species: 21

Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 3
Wild Turkey 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 3
Tree Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 2
Yellow Warbler 3
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2

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