Dr. Ransome Williams and I birded an area of the preserve we missed on his
visit last week. I'm beginning to believe that along with great company Ransome
 also brings great luck. Our first and last bird this morning were views of
Great  Horned Owls, with some very enjoyable additions between them. The
Ruby-throated  Hummingbird I located last week is spending more time on her nest and
I suspect  she now has one or two eggs. The Prothonotary Warblers were in
good song and  numbers after a couple of quiet days and we observed the adults
bringing in  insects and  removing fecal sacs. I also located Red-headed
Woodpeckers in  a third location for the week which is a positive sign. Yellow-billed
Cuckoos  were vocal and numerous and I determined that there are at least
three Northern  Parula males on territory along the Big Walnut Creek. Once again
Ransome and I  enjoyed nature putting on a show for us.

Birds for the morning were:
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Canada  Goose
Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Mourning  Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Great Horned Owl
Chimney  Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed  Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern  Flicker
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great  Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn  Swallow
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted  Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray  Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar  waxwing
European Starling
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Northern  Parula
Prothonotary Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Chipping Sparrow
Song  Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed  Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch


Charlie
Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve
Delorme 58 C (2) &  (3)







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