The Stroud Preserve, 18 October 2012

What beautiful day to be outside! And what a slow day for birds! Even though I saw a the average number of species, 43, it seemed as though I only saw 44 individual birds (actually since 9 September my daily average is 44 species). Still getting out for a couple of hours on such a nice day does the sprit good, and today, I needed it. Here is a rundown of what was out there.

Stat time: 8:45
End time: 10:45
Temp: 50-62
Wind: none
Skies: high clouds
Species Total: 43
 
Great Blue Heron – 1
Black Vulture – 1, where have they all gone!
Turkey Vulture – approx. 25
Canada Goose – approx. 50
Mallard – 2
Osprey – 1
Bald Eagle – 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 6, 5 adults and 1 immature.
Cooper's Hawk – 2, adults
Red-tailed Hawk – 3 adults
American Kestrel – 1 male
Rock Dove – approx. 10
Mourning Dove – approx. 25
Belted Kingfisher – 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker – 3
Downy Woodpecker – 2
Northern Flicker – 1
Eastern Phoebe – 1
Blue-headed Vireo – 1, Bird of the day again! In the exact same spot as yesterday no less.
Blue Jay – approx. 30
American Crow – approx. 75
Tree Swallow – approx. 80
Carolina Chickadee – approx. 10
Tufted Titmouse – approx. 10
White-breasted Nuthatch – 3
Carolina Wren – approx. 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet – approx. 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – approx. 10
Eastern Bluebird – approx. 30
American Robin – approx. 25
Northern Mockingbird – 3
European Starling – approx. 50
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 5
Palm Warbler – 6
Common Yellowthroat – 1
Field Sparrow – 1
Song Sparrow – approx. 50
Swamp Sparrow – approx. 10
White-throated Sparrow – approx. 25
White-crowned Sparrow – 4
Dark-eyed Junco – 5
Northern Cardinal – approx. 10
Red-winged Blackbird – approx. 100
House Finch – approx. 50
Purple Finch – approx. 40
American Goldfinch – approx. 100