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I don't usually post just a list, preferring prose, almost to a fault.
Thanks to all who responded with praise for yesterday's little tale about
my five decades of hooded warblers.
Following last night's rain and favorable winds I was expecting a wonderful
dawn chorus. I woke up at 4:30 AM thinking about some work issues, and
couldn't get back to sleep. It happens sometimes. So I took advantage of my
restless state and got out at 6 for once.
I was not disappointed. Seemingly every species was in full song. An hour
and a half afield this morning yielded 54 species, a fine list for this (or
any) property. Many migrants have now arrived. Folks up at the Lake can
expect white-throated and white-crowned sparrows for a little while longer,
since they were here in numbers today. My day list was augmented somewhat
by a little serendipity. (There were also a few notable misses, but there
are also some hours left in the day.) Waterfowl are not particularly common
here, since we have no pond. But a mallard flew over this morning. And one
point I was watching a rather large deer in the forest, when it flushed a
turkey. Thanks! Life is good!
Today's list:
great blue heron
Canada goose
mallard
turkey vulture
wild turkey
killdeer
chimney swift
red-bellied woodpecker
downy woodpecker
hairy woodpecker
eastern phoebe
red-eyed vireo
white-eyed vireo
blue jay
American crow
tree swallow
barn swallow
tufted titmouse
Carolina chickadee
white-breasted nuthatch
Carolina wren
house wren
eastern bluebird
American robin
wood thrush
gray catbird
northern mockingbird
brown thrasher
European starling
blue-winged warbler
yellow warbler
cerulean warbler
yellow-rumped warbler
black-throated green warbler
ovenbird
common yellowthroat
hooded warbler
yellow-breasted chat
scarlet tanager
northern cardinal
rose-breasted grosbeak
eastern towhee
field sparrow
chipping sparrow
white-throated sparrow
white-crowned sparrow
song sparrow
brown-headed cowbird
red-winged blackbird
common grackle
Baltimore oriole
house finch
American goldfinch
house sparrow
Bob Evans
Geologist, etc.
Hopewell Township, Muskingum County
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