Thismorning I was joined by 8 hardly individuals for an Audubon Society bird walkat the Hoover Nature Preserve. We met at Hoover Meadows at 8:00 AM and beganthe morning walking the paths in the meadows. Under a slight drizzle we weregreeted by a Common Yellowthroat that teased us but would not come out. I hopedthis wasn’t a sign of the day to come. Fortunately the weather held and thebirds clocked in. Two immature Bald Eagles did a fly over, one chased by aRed-winged Blackbird. Multiple Green Herons were moving above the wetlands. Weobserved numerous Orchard and Baltimore Orioles. Warblers were represented by Blue-winged,Black & White, Blackburnian, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Magnolia, AmericanRedstart and Common Yellowthroat. Flycatchers included Great Crested, Willow,Acadian, Phoebe, Peewee and Eastern Kingbird. Lots of Gray Catbirds, BrownThrasher and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
We nextmoved across the street and walked Old Sunbury Road. My highlight was the ProthonotaryWarblers. I counted 15 males and 6 females. Several of the males put on a showfor my guests, perching on nest boxes and singing their hearts out for them. Ibrought the group to a good vista to view the Bald Eagle nest. The eaglets aregetting BIG, practically overwhelming the nest. They are very close to fledgingthe nest. Other species observed include Red-headed Woodpecker, Double CrestedCormorant, Osprey, Great Crested Flycatcher, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles.
Thedownside, ticks. They are out in numbers so DEET season is open. Tow guests hadone each, one had enough that we lost count, everyone else had none (bestchoice).
Adecent day of birding considering the weather. A nice group of people to enjoya morning birding with.
CharlieBombaci
HooverNature Preserve
THEDAY’S SPECIES LIST
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mallard
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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