[MDOsprey] Mt. Pleasant
Bonnie Ott (bott@erols.com)
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 12:05:37 -0400
It was a very pleasant morning at Mt. Pleasant! There was a nice little
group of hawks that came up together. 5 RED-TAILS and 2 RED-SHOULDERS
within a couple minutes. A KESTREL was sitting atop a dead branch. If we
were concentrating on hawks today might have been a banner day.
A lovely SAPSUCKER flew into a dogwood just a few feet away from where
we were standing. We also saw him try to eat dogwood berries. Quite a
few RUBY KINGS were about with a couple GOLDENS interspersed here and
there. A tardy HOUSE WREN and a secretive WINTER WREN were found. Also
tardy were a WHITE-EYE VIREO and a lady YELLOWTHROAT. Numerous PALMS
and MYRTLES were in evidence. BLUEBIRDS were delightful and 5-6 HERMIT
THRUSHES were feasting on wild grapes. 5-6 TOWHEES were about and we'll
see if they overwinter, there is a good supply of food.
Some CHIPPING flew over when we first arrived. 3 different LINCOLNS
were seen with incredible close looks in great light. FIELD were
plentiful but SAVANNAHS were down to 20 birds. SONGS and SWAMPS were
everywhere and WHITE-THROATS have exploded in numbers. A few
WHITE-CROWNS were left but they seem to have pulled out for greener(and
multiflora filled) pastures.
Bonnie Ott