Here’s what I have from the hike today in respect to participants and birds seen. If you have any deletions or additions feel free to add or subtract them from the list !
A nice large group of 25 birders headed out to see what birds could be found in an area from Southampton to Greenock Swamp. The group included co-leaders Bob Taylor and Anne-Marie, Fred, Kerry, Melitta, Joan G, Alfred, Judy D, Nora, BJ and Doug, John and Kay, Linda Fraser, Arlene, Marilyn O, Mary-Ann and Ralph, Liz and Bruce, Margaret A, Norma, Bill K, and Jim P. The weather was terrific and birds were seen and heard along the way for a total of 82 species. The list of birds follows:
• Canada Goose (CANG) A,B,F,K
• Mute Swan (MUSW) A
• Mallard (MALL) A,B,F,K
• Blue-winged Teal (BWTE) B
• Northern Shoveler (NOSH) B
• Green-winged Teal (GWTE) B
• Common Merganser (COME) A
• Wild Turkey (WITU) C
• Pied-billed Grebe (PBGR) A
• Double-crested Cormorant (DCCO)A
• Great Blue Heron (GBHE) A
• Great Egret (GREG) B
• Green Heron (GRHE) F
• Turkey Vulture (TUVU)
• Osprey (OSPR) A
• Bald Eagle (BAEA) H
• Sandhill Crane (SACR) A
• Killdeer (KILL) Variety of places
• Spotted Sandpiper (SPSA) B, E, K
• Ring-billed Gull (RBGU)
• Herring Gull (HEGU)
• Rock Pigeon (ROPI)
• Mourning Dove (MODO)
• Black-billed Cuckoo (BBCU) L
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird (RTHU) L
• Belted Kingfisher (BEKI) F, L
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (YBSA) L
• Hairy Woodpecker (HAWO) L
• Northern Flicker (NOFL) Variety of places
• Merlin (MERL) G
• Eastern Wood-Pewee (EAWP) L
• Alder Flycatcher ALFL) L
• Least Flycatcher (LEFL) F, L
• Eastern Phoebe (EAPH) G
• Great Crested Flycatcher (GCFL) I, J
• Eastern Kingbird (EAKI) Variety of places
• Yellow-throated Vireo (YTVI) L
• Warbling Vireo (WAVI) C, L
• Red-eyed Vireo (REVI) Variety of places
• Blue Jay (BLJA) Variety of places
• American Crow (AMCR) Variety of places
• Horned Lark (HOLA) L
• Tree Swallow (TRES) B, E, F, K
• N Rough-winged Swallow (NRWS) K
• Bank Swallow (BANS) L
• Barn Swallow (BARS) B, E, F , K
• Black-capped Chickadee (BCCH) Variety of places
• House Wren (HOWR) A, I,
• Eastern Bluebird (EABL) L
• Veery (VEER) L
• American Robin (AMRO) Variety of places
• Gray Catbird (GRCA) E
• Brown Thrasher (BRTH) E
• European Starling (EUST) Variety of places
• Cedar Waxwing (CEDW) Variety of places
• Ovenbird (OVEN) F, L
• Northern Waterthrush (NOWA) L
• Black-and-white Warbler (BAWW) A
• Mourning Warbler (MOWA) D
• Common Yellowthroat (COYE) D, E, F, L
• American Redstart (AMRE) F, J
• Yellow Warbler (YWAR) F, G
• Pine Warbler (PIWA) D,
• Black-throated Green (BTNW) C, F, L
• Chipping Sparrow (CHSP) Variety of places
• Field Sparrow (FISP) G, L
• Vesper Sparrow (VESP) G
• Savannah Sparrow (SAVS) D, E, G, L
• Song Sparrow (SOSP) Variety of places
• Swamp Sparrow (SWSP) F
• White-throated Sparrow (WTSP) F, L
• Northern Cardinal (NOCA) A,
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak (RBGR) D
• Indigo Bunting (INBU) F, G
• Bobolink (BOBO) E, G, H, L
• Red-winged Blackbird (RWBL) Variety of places
• Eastern Meadowlark (EAME) E, G, H, L
• Common Grackle (COGR) Variety of places
• Brown-headed Cowbird (BHCO) D, F
• Baltimore Oriole (BAOR) G
• American Goldfinch (AMGO) Variety of places
• House Sparrow (HOSP) L
The locations visited:
A- Horseshoe Bay
B- Independent Pond
C- Bartley Road
D- Salmon Road
E – River Road
F- MacGregor Park DU pond
G- J-1 Line
H- 6TH Concession of Bruce
I- 296 Victoria St
J- Stoney Island Conservation Area
K- Chalmers Pond
L- Greenoch Concession 10
I’m not sure all this will line up after being sent but here goes!!
It was a great day and Anne-Marie and I appreciate everyone showing up to cheer us on for our first non-cancelled hike .
Looking forward to more fun in the fall,
Regards
Bob and Anne-Marie
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