Species

Grreat Blue Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Canada Goose, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, American Woodcock, Ring-billed Gull, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Carolina Wren, Winter Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, European Starling, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Common Grackle, and American Goldfinch

Bill Sefton reports:

We had lovely sunshine and crisp late fall weather for our last GBNA walk of the year. We also had 17 birders show for this 3rd Saturday of the month walk – unfortunately the birding was pretty slow with only 36* species identified on the day. If you really like White-throated Sparrows, Blue Jays, and Song Sparrows then this was a great day. For just about anything else it was a challenge to get more than a quick glimpse at the birds on the list. I’m going to give the “Bird of the Day” honors to a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. We found that one in the upper fields and it was kind enough to fly from a difficult to view location to a brightly lit tree and then spent some time posing for us.

White-throated Sparrow photo by Ken Cohen