I figured birding is acceptable on Mothers Day if you take her along. I
took my Mom and my sister birding this morning at one of my favorite
places - Susquehanna State Park. I spent a lot of time trying to get
everyone on all of the birds.. I wish I could say I was entirely
successful : ) Even though some species were heard-only, we had 22
species of warblers including a Wilsons and a Tennessee (each of which
were new for me for the park).
Some highlights:
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Caspian Tern 35
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Acadian Flycatcher 10
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 4
Warbling Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 12
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 4
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 5
Cedar Waxwing 13
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Tennessee Warbler 1 - singing!
Northern Parula 6
Yellow Warbler 4
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 15
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 5
Cerulean Warbler 7
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 6
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Ovenbird 5
Northern Waterthrush 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 4
Kentucky Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Wilson's Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Scarlet Tanager 10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 11
Orchard Oriole 4
Baltimore Oriole 6
Cheers,
Steve Collins
Towson, MD |