Hi all,
Did a short walk on the upper part of Lake Needwood, had some nice finds. Very birdy on this hot day: 3 Immature Little Blue Herons were feeding near the Needwood Rd bridge, along with 2 Great Egrets. Also lots of butterflies, Monarchs and Swallowtails.
12 nooon- 3pm
3 Little Blue Herons (immatures, light bill, w/dark tip, greenish legs, dark edge of wingtips)
2 Great Egrets
2 Great Blue Herons
2 Green Herons
2 Belted kingfishers
1 Killdeer
Canada Geese 40-50
Mallards 30
Eastern Kingbirds 4-5
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1 (male)
Indigo Bunting 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Red bellied Woodpecker 1
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Osprey
Song Sparrow
Robins (many)
Eastern Bluebirds 2-3
Carolina Wren
White breasted Nuthatch
Barn Swallow (feeding 3 fledged young)
Northern Flicker
Good birding,
D.Ford
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