Sunday, October 23, 2011

Boston Nature Center 10/22

From Linda Ferraresso:

13 birders joined me on a delightful walk covering the grounds of the Boston Nature Center this morning. Skies were cloudy, it was 49 to 58 degrees, little or no wind.
We had a nice variety of birds, including great looks at a Lark Sparrow and Philadelphia Vireo.

Canada Goose 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Accipiter sp. 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Wild Turkey 4
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 3
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
PHILADELPHIA VIREO 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 20
Fish Crow 80+
Black-capped Chickadee 7
American Robin 400
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 3
Cedar Waxwing 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Palm Warbler (western) 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
LARK SPARROW (1st winter) 1 found in the large community garden
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 7
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 19
American Goldfinch 14

Linda