Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk
Ever since I posted seeing a Clay-colored Sparrow here in Old Trail on October 7, there have been lots of birders visiting Old Trail to look for this scarce species, and I have enjoyed talking with many of the visiting birders.
View my Clay-colored Sparrow posting
I decided to do my birding hikes here in Old Trail this week, so that I could chat with some of the visiting birders - saying hi to some that I have known for more than a decade as well as making some new acquaintances. Although I did not see the Clay-colored Sparrow again, quite a few of the visiting birders did get to see it. I birded each day from between 9:30 and 10:00 until around noon, logged 21 to 27 avian species each day, and had a composite week list of 37 avian species. When I added in some of the other avian species reported to me by those with whom I met, the total for the week was more than 40 avian species here in Old Trail. I ended up taking about 2,000 avian photos this week, and selected some of my favorites from this past week to include in this report.
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Immature Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
My Old Trail week list:
Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
House Sparrow
Cooper's Hawk
American Goldfinch
Marsh Wren (heard only)
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Grosbeak
Some of the reported avian species by birder's with whom I spoke:
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo