This morning while birding private property we had 3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS! http://flic.kr/p/bCf5Ab  Singing their little hearts out 

SAVANNAHS, SONG, SWAMP and CHIPPING. 

First of year BOBOLINK and BANK SWALLOW. A LESSER YELLOWLEGS  http://flic.kr/p/bCf5y9 along with Snipe and Solitary and heard a flyover Greater.

ORCHARD ORIOLES and WARBLING VIREOS.....the wind was brisk but didn’t hamper the birding..http://flic.kr/p/bCf5u9

Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 2
Common Loon 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Black Vulture 14
Turkey Vulture 16
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 3
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1 Bonnie only
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Wilson's Snipe 6
Rock Pigeon 75
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 6
Downy Woodpecker 1
Warbling Vireo 2 Expected. Singing. They breed here.
Blue Jay 39
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 4
Horned Lark 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 10
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 24
Carolina Chickadee 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 24
American Pipit 13
Common Yellowthroat 8
Yellow Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 1 Nancy only
Savannah Sparrow (Eastern) 14
Grasshopper Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 34
Swamp Sparrow 22
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 36
Common Grackle (Purple) 1
Orchard Oriole 2 Expected. Both males. They breed here.
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 2


Bonnie Ott


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