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Prettyboy study area and Shamberger Peninsula

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Eileen Wise

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Eileen Wise

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Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:04:14 -0400

Hubby and I birded the Pretty study area this morning and continued on to the end of the Shamberger Peninsula trail.

Here is a list of the birds I saw and heard and next to the birds name is the area seen. 7:30am to 11:30

Eastern Phoebe..Thinned
Tufted Titmouse...Thinned
Carolina Chickadee...Thinned.. 
White Breasted Nuthatch..Thinned
Yellow-rumped Warbler...Thinned
Ovenbird...thinned
House Wren....Thinned
American Goldfinch...Thinned...
Downy woodpecker...thinned...
Bluejay....Thinned.....
Pine Warbler...Thinned...

Cardinal....edge of clearing..before clear cut 
Redbellied Woodpecker...edge of clearing
Pileated woodpecker.......edge of clearing
Carolina Wren...edge of clearing

Chipping Sparrow....clear cut
Mourning Dove....clear cut
Cowbird...clear cut

Ovenbird....edge of clearing..............after clear cut
American Crows...edge of clearing..
American Goldfinch...edge of clearing
Bluejay....edge of clearing
Cowbird.......edge of clearing

Pileated woodpecker..Shamberger trail
Downy woodpecker...Shamberger trail
Ovenbird.....end of Shamberger trail...amazed at how many I could hear along the trail
Northern Parula...saw one at the end of Shamberger trail...heard a lot of these also..
Palm Warbler ...saw one at the end of Shamberger trail
Pine Warbler...saw one at the end of Shamberger trail....heard a lot of these along the trail to the end of the peninsula
Canada Geese...end of Shamberger trail
Cormorants...end of Shamberger trail
Bluejay...Shamberger trail
American Crows...Shamberger trail



Some large bird got spooked by us and left a dead snake on the Shamberger trail. Also, came across a PA man hunting turkeys with his bow. He told us he heard at three hens?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eileeninmd/6953514472/in/photostream.

I am carrying my ipod which is loaded with the bird sounds for comparison.  

Eileen
 Prettyboy

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