It was overcast, warm, and muggy, and the skies threatened rain all day long. I went for a hike here in Stoney Creek soon after lunch, and ended up with 31 avian species. My first stop was at Lake Monocan where I saw four Double-crested Cormorants, seven Spotted Sandpipers, two Pied-billed Grebes, one Bufflehead, and a small flock of Canada Geese. Pine Warblers were singing in the trees, and there was a small flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers at the edge of the Allen Creek Nature Preserve. I saw a couple of Swamp Sparrows in the preserve. When I arrived home I saw three new yard birds: a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, a Palm Warbler, and another Swamp Sparrow.
Double-crested Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant
Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpipers
Pied-billed Grebes
Bufflehead
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
Today's list (31 species):
Pied-billed Grebe Bufflehead Spotted Sandpiper Red-bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Canada Goose American Robin Eastern Bluebird Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Tufted Titmouse |