12 Participants 28 Species on September Trip

Ken Sherburn led a group of twelve people on our field trip to Oceana County this morning.  Two hours at Gale's Pond produced 22 species of birds.  After breakfast at Sadey's Restaurant in Walkerville an hour along the east side of the Walkinshaw Sanctuary added 6 more species.  eBird reports:

Sep 21, 2013
Gale's Pond
Traveling
1 mile
120 Minutes
Observers: 12
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: MCNC Field Trip

27 Canada Goose
2 Wood Duck
1 Mallard
1 Sandhill Crane
3 Mourning Dove
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Blue Jay
2 American Crow
6 Black-capped Chickadee
1 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
1 European Starling
2 Magnolia Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 Northern Cardinal
36 Red-winged Blackbird
3 House Finch

Sep 21, 2013
Walkinshaw Wetlands
Traveling
3 miles
60 Minutes
Observers: 11
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: MCNC Field Trip

7 Canada Goose
1 Mallard
1 Great Blue Heron
4 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-tailed Hawk
9 Sandhill Crane
1 Rock Pigeon
3 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Blue Jay
3 American Crow
3 Palm Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
3 Song Sparrow
8 Red-winged Blackbird
60 blackbird sp.
3 American Goldfinch