This morning we returned to Sharon Woods Metro Park (Franklin County) looking for some of the species missed Wednesday. Activity was moderate with birds in every area but often difficult to view in the leafed out trees. We concentrated on the Edward S. Thomas Trail and also checked the Oak Openings Trail. Today’s highlight was a tom Wild Turkey that we met at the intersection of the two trails. We first heard it “gobble” ahead of us on the trail. We stopped and it strutted down the trail, stopped to eye us, then continued down the trail right past us. Any closer and he might be introduced to gravy. 


Species included:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Wild Turkey
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
　
　
Charlie Bombaci
　
　
　





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