Common Yellowthroat
With temperatures in the 50s and gusty winds, it was more like March than early May. I did a short afternoon hike yesterday, and a longer hike this morning, and ended up with 29 avian species for the two hikes, including my first of season Gray Catbird.
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Ducks
Gray Catbird
Blue Jay
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Field Sparrow
House Sparrow
House Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
A male and a female Eastern Towhee were calling each other (nasal call). I thought I heard a third Towhee, and when I turned around, a House Sparrow was mimicking the Towhee call.
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Towhee
House Sparrow
Spicebush Swallowtail
Two day list:
Wood Duck
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Mourning Dove
European Starling
Carolina Chickadee
Eastern Bluebird
Canada Goose
Chipping Sparrow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Towhee