The Stroud Preserve, 5 December 2012 

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 3:08PM
Russell Rogers in Birds, Stroud Preserve, birds

Even though the temperature for today’s walk was about the same as the past couple of days, it seemed much cooler because there was a brisk wind. Burr. Things seemed a little slower as none of the big flocks of birds were around. I did however hear and see a couple of flyover Horned Larks! This was only my second observation for the preserve for larks.

 

Stat time: 8:50
End time: 11:20
Temp: 50-55
Wind: brisk wind out of the NNW
Skies: Mostly overcast
Species Total: 34
 
Great Blue Heron – 2
Black Vulture – approx. 20
Turkey Vulture – approx. 30
Canada Goose – approx. 75
Bald Eagle – 1 adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 2, adult and immature. I don’t see many adults around.
Red-tailed Hawk – 4 adults
Mourning Dove – approx. 250
Red-bellied Woodpecker – 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1, heard only
Downy Woodpecker – approx. 5
Hairy Woodpecker – 1
Northern Flicker – 1
Blue Jay – approx. 15
American Crow – approx. 250
Horned Lark – 5, Bird of the Day!
Carolina Chickadee – approx. 10
Tufted Titmouse – 2
White-breasted Nuthatch – 4
Brown Creeper – 2
Carolina Wren – approx. 10
Winter Wren – 1, by the way, this is probably the same individual recorded on previous visits as it has been in the same spot each day.
Golden-crowned Kinglet – 3
Eastern Bluebird – approx. 30
Northern Mockingbird – 3
European Starling – approx. 12
Song Sparrow – approx. 100
Swamp Sparrow – 2
White-throated Sparrow – approx. 200
Dark-eyed Junco – approx. 40
Northern Cardinal – approx. 10
Red-winged Blackbird – 2
House Finch – approx. 30
American Goldfinch – approx. 20

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