Howdy,

There were good numbers of warblers today at Finzel Swamp. YELLOW, MAGNOLIA, MYRTLE, B&W, OVENBIRDS, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH,  COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, and HOODED WARBLERS were all very active during our six-hour stint at the swamp this morning. 

Five of us birding at sunrise heard and saw two VIRGINIA RAILS navigating through the weeds, heard several RUFFED GROUSE drumming, and a couple WILD TURKEYS calling. 

Good birding!
Matt

Matt Tillett
Cumberland, MD
www.flickr.com/photos/mattyfioner/  


Location:    Finzel Swamp
Observation date:    4/26/11
Notes:    FSU Ornithology lab. 
Number of species:    52

Canada Goose    2
American Black Duck    1
Mallard    2
Ruffed Grouse    3
Wild Turkey    2
Green Heron    1
Turkey Vulture    2
Sharp-shinned Hawk    2
Cooper's Hawk    2
Broad-winged Hawk    1
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)    1
Virginia Rail    2
Killdeer    2
Mourning Dove    5
Red-bellied Woodpecker    2
Hairy Woodpecker    1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)    4
Pileated Woodpecker    1
Great Crested Flycatcher    1
Blue Jay    14
American Crow    6
Common Raven    2
Black-capped Chickadee    8
Red-breasted Nuthatch    3
White-breasted Nuthatch    1
House Wren    1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet    5
Eastern Bluebird    2
American Robin    15
Gray Catbird    4    easily identifiable gray w/black cap. several seen from mere inches away.
Northern Mockingbird    1
Brown Thrasher    1
European Starling    4
Yellow Warbler    1
Magnolia Warbler    8    spotted by K.Oxenrider, flew into the canopy of parking lot. black necklace and streaking over yellow.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)    1
Black-and-white Warbler    3
Ovenbird    5
Northern Waterthrush    1
Common Yellowthroat    16    three in the parking lot before sunrise...many more seen and heard clearly throughout the day.
Hooded Warbler    1
Eastern Towhee    13
Chipping Sparrow    2
Field Sparrow    9
Song Sparrow    3
Swamp Sparrow    5
Northern Cardinal    3
Red-winged Blackbird    18
Common Grackle    6
Brown-headed Cowbird    3
Purple Finch    1
American Goldfinch    10

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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