New Yard Bird & Riverbend Saturday

ctaylor@seamail.nos.noaa.gov
Mon, 05 Oct 98 10:26:59 -0500


I went to Riverbend this past Sat (Oct 3) at around 7:30.   Skies were overcast
and the field was very wet.  But before I report all birds seen there, I was
pretty excited to find an ovenbird in my small townhouse back yard under the
feeders.  That's a new one for my yard.

Riverbend report:

Sharp Shinned Hawk(1)
Am. Kestrel(1)
Flicker (10)
Pileated wp (2)
Downy (4)
Red bellied (>6)
Am. Robin (3)
E. Bluebird (10)
WB Nuthatch (>4)
Brown Creeper (1)
Blue Jays
Crows (both fish and Am)
Grackels (large flock)
BH cowbird (2 male)
Swamp sparrow (3)
Song sparrow (>10)
Chipping Sparrow (>10)
Am. Goldfinch (>30)
Pheobe (4)
Chimney Swifts (>10)
Titmouse (>10)
Chickadee (>10)
House wren (2)
Carolina Wren (3)
Red Eyed Vireo (1)
Golden Crowned Kinglet (6)
Black Throated Green warbler (5)
Palm warbler (8)
Common yellowthroat (1)
Yellow Rumped warbler (>10)
Unidentified warbler which ducked into the hedgerow too quickly (possibly
nashville, connecticut or mourning-others saw a mourning w)
Cardinals (>10)
Mockingbirds (3)
Indigo buntings (<10)
Birders (8)
I was very happy to meet some of you for the first time this past weekend.  I
hope to see you out there again soon.  

Merry Birding & Lots of luck,

Christine Taylor