Blendon Woods is showing lots of late straggler and early migrant activity this afternoon.  An hour spent around the nature Center,Goldenrod Trail, and Lake Trail found a good list of birds, including

waterfowl - Thoreau lake had small#s, but good diversity, with Wood, Black, Shoveler, Gadwall, LesserScaup, and Ring-necked Ducks still present
Red-headed Woodpecker - an adult was still foraging along the pipeline cut on the Lake Trail
E.Phoebes - 2-3 were foraging along the Lake Trail
Tree Swallows - a flock of 40 were fluttering over Thoreau Lake gleaning a few insects
BrownCreepers - at least 2 were along the Lake Trail
Kinglets - only Golden-crowns, but there were plenty of them
Gnatcatcher - a Blue-gray was hanging around the Nature Center area (I also had one at Berliner Park this morning, so they may have moved in on a broad-front)
Warblers - only Yellow-rumped, but there were 3-4 of them along the Lake Trail
Tree Sparrow - still 1 hanging out around the Nature Center feeders
Field Sparrows - 2-3 were singing in meadows along the Goldenrod & Lake Trails
Fox Sparrows - 1 was foraging under the feeders at the Nature Center

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