RESULTS of the third "Bates Bird Walk" of 2006, held from
6:00 to 8:15 am,
Tuesday, May 9, 2006. Weather: 42-53 deg. F, partly cloudy,
calm.
Observers: Jane Andrews, Doug Boyd, John Casey, Alice Chartrand, Danny
Danforth, Carol Dilley, Joline Gruz, David Haines, Tom Hayward (leader and
recorder), Mirka Hlavacova, Judy Marden, Michael Reidy, Andrew Stowe, Tom
Vining, Anne Williams.
| Birds seen or heard:
Common
Loon Mallard Bald Eagle (adult) Merlin (female adult) *Greater
Yellowlegs (new for the trip!) Herring Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning
Dove Downy Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow Gray Catbird Northern
Mockingbird American Robin Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted
Nuthatch Blue Jay American Crow European Starling Blue-headed Vireo Nashville
Warbler Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Warbler Black-and-white
Warbler Ovenbird Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern
Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle House Finch American
Goldfinch House Sparrow TOTALS: 15 observers, 36 species. |
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