We had a beautiful day for walking the bike trail today. At 7:30 AM it was 55 degrees, no breeze and not a cloud in the sky and while the temperature rose to 70 degrees over the next three hours, there were still no clouds or breezes.
Six of us started out we had a great day viewing birds. There were scads of Alder Flycatchers, Yellow Warblers, Catbirds, Canada Geese, Red-winged Blackbirds, and other species. Only a few birds could be grouped as "one-offs"--that is only one of that species showed up. The Broad-winged Hawk, Green Heron, Baltimore Oriole, American Redstart, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak come to mind. We were a bit surprised that there weren't more hawks and Turkey Vultures in the air as the conditions seemed perfect as the morning warmed up for them to be soaring.
In any event, I came up with 41 species this morning. Here's the report:
Location: Rails-to-Trails Rt 287 W (Just west of Wellsboro, PA)
Observation date: 5/20/10
Notes: Gorgeous morning. No clouds. No breeze. Temp from 55-70.
Lots of flycatchers and yellow warblers present along the sides of the trail.
Number of species: 41
Canada Goose X
Wood Duck X
Mallard X
Green Heron X
Turkey Vulture X
Broad-winged Hawk X
Killdeer X
Spotted Sandpiper X
Solitary Sandpiper X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Alder Flycatcher X
Eastern Phoebe X
Great Crested Flycatcher X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Common Raven X
Tree Swallow X
Cliff Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Veery X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Yellow Warbler X
American Redstart X
Common Yellowthroat X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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