Locations: Stagecoach Road waterfowl impoundment, Northeast Creek
causeway, Martha's Chapel Road, Farrington Point causeway
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| PELICANIFORMES |
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Double-crested Cormorant
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100
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in small groups on the lake
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| CICONIIFORMES |
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Great Blue Heron
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15
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flying over Stagecoach Road
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Turkey Vulture
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15
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| ANSERIFORMES |
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Canada Goose
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15
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in a flock over the lake -- also two at a farm pond
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Mallard
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2
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at a farm pond
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| FALCONIFORMES |
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Osprey
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2
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carrying nest material up Northeast Creek
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Red-tailed Hawk
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1
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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1
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flew into the woods along Martha's Chapel Road
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| CHARADRIIFORMES |
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Ring-billed Gull
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50
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scattered in upper reaches of lake
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Bonaparte's Gull
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15
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in a flock soaring high above the lake -- migrating
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Caspian Tern
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3
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close to the Northeast Creek causeway -- great views
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| COLUMBIFORMES |
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Rock Dove
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10
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Northeast Creek causeway bridge -- including one all-white bird
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Mourning Dove
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10
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| CAPRIMULGIFORMES |
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still unidentified species of nighthawk!
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1
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recent road kill on Northeast Creek causeway -- not Whip-poor-will nor Chuck-will's-Widow nor apparently
a Common Nighthawk -- stay tuned!
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PICIFORMES |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
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4
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with lots of calling at Stagecoach Road
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Red-headed Woodpecker
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4
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in clear view -- lots of chasing and calling
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Hairy Woodpecker
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1
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in bottomland forest at Stagecoach Road
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Downy Woodpecker
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1
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along Martha's Chapel Road
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Pileated Woodpecker
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2
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calling along Stagecoach Road -- one flew over the impoundment
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Northern Flicker
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1
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heard at Stagecoach Road
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| PASSERIFORMES |
| FLYCATCHER FAMILY |
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Great Crested Flycatcher
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1
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called a few times along Martha's Chapel Road
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| SWALLOW FAMILY |
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Purple Martin
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100
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males and females around a nesting colony in gourds
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Barn Swallow
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12
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pairs around bridges and causeways
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Rough-winged Swallow
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5
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swooping over and perched on power lines in Bell Tower parking
lot
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| JAY AND CROW FAMILY |
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Blue Jay
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4
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scattered singles
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American Crow
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12
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scattered singles and pairs
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| VIREO FAMILY |
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Yellow-throated Vireo
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1
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singing persistently
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Red-eyed Vireo
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1
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singing persistently
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| CHICKADEE FAMILY |
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Carolina Chickadee
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2
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at Stagecoach Road -- one singing
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Tufted Titmouse
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10
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singing everywhere
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| NUTHATCH FAMILY |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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1
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at Stagecoach Road -- in plain view
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| WREN FAMILY |
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Carolina Wren
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20
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singing everywhere
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| MIMIC FAMILY |
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Northern Mockingbird
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4
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scattered
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| THRUSH FAMILY |
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American Robin
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10
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scattered
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Wood Thrush
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1
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singing from woods beside Stagecoach Road
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Eastern Bluebird
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8
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along roads
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| GNATCATCHER FAMILY |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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8
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on Stagecoach Road -- chasing and buzzing in tree tops
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| KINGLET FAMILY |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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2
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on Stagecoach Road
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| WOOD-WARBLER FAMILY |
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Northern Parula
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4
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singing high in trees along Stagecoach Road
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Pine Warbler
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1
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singing on Martha's Chapel Road -- clear views made
identification certain!
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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4
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scattered, some singing
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American Redstart
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1
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bright orange and black male singing persistently
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| TANAGER FAMILY |
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Scarlet Tanager
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1
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singing briefly along Martha's Chapel Road
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| SPARROW FAMILY |
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Eastern Towhee
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4
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often uttering "chwink" calls
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Chipping Sparrow
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2
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beside roads
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white-throated Sparrow
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15
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including several singing
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| CARDINAL FAMILY |
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Northern Cardinal
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8
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including many singing -- and a male perched in the sunshine
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| BLACKBIRD FAMILY |
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Common Grackle
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40
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scattered in pairs often
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| FINCH FAMILY |
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American Goldfinch
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15
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including several pairs with singing males
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House Finch
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2
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in Bell Tower parking lot
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Lots of birds had just arrived -- swallows, martins, vireos, Wood Thrush,
warblers, Scarlet Tanager.
Also some were migrating northward -- Caspian Terns, Bonaparte's Gulls,
Yellow-rumped Warblers, White-throated Sparrow.
But some common summer birds were still absent -- Indigo Bunting,
Prothonotary Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Orchard Oriole, Cliff Swallow,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Chimney Swift.
