Arnold Arboretum 1/24
From Bob Mayer:
A nice group of 13 birders joined me for a walk thru parts of the Arnold Arboretum this morning. With the able assistance of Marc Devokaitis, who found the best living bird- a Fox Sparrow that gave us good looks- we were able to see some good birds and have a pleasant 3 mile walk. Highlights in addition to the FOSP were an American Tree Sparrow, four Northern Flickers and a Red-belied Woodpecker. Teases were a small hawk, probably Sharp-shinned but possibly a Merlin, sitting in a tree in the distance which flew but and then disappeared behind other trees escaping a final ID, and a warbler species, likely Orange-crowned, that popped up from a thicket briefly only to disappear back in the brush and not be seen again.
Best bird was uncountable. Lying on a bench outside the Admin, Bldg. was a partly eaten Common (AKA Wilson's) Snipe which had never been seen in any state by most in the group. When I returned I had an email from Mary Lou Kaufman who, with her dog's help, had found the snipe and put it out for my group to admire. In hand the short, rusty-red tail was notable. I have seen snipe before in the arb but very infrequently. The full, living and fully identified, list:
Canada Goose 11
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Herring Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 14
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 6
American Tree Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal 8
American Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 2
A nice group of 13 birders joined me for a walk thru parts of the Arnold Arboretum this morning. With the able assistance of Marc Devokaitis, who found the best living bird- a Fox Sparrow that gave us good looks- we were able to see some good birds and have a pleasant 3 mile walk. Highlights in addition to the FOSP were an American Tree Sparrow, four Northern Flickers and a Red-belied Woodpecker. Teases were a small hawk, probably Sharp-shinned but possibly a Merlin, sitting in a tree in the distance which flew but and then disappeared behind other trees escaping a final ID, and a warbler species, likely Orange-crowned, that popped up from a thicket briefly only to disappear back in the brush and not be seen again.
Best bird was uncountable. Lying on a bench outside the Admin, Bldg. was a partly eaten Common (AKA Wilson's) Snipe which had never been seen in any state by most in the group. When I returned I had an email from Mary Lou Kaufman who, with her dog's help, had found the snipe and put it out for my group to admire. In hand the short, rusty-red tail was notable. I have seen snipe before in the arb but very infrequently. The full, living and fully identified, list:
Canada Goose 11
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Herring Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 14
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 6
American Tree Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal 8
American Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 2
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