Sunday, October 18, 2020

October 17 Field Trip Report

Nine of us met at Snug Harbor Saturday morning to bird that area and the trail out to Lost Lake.

Birders at Sunrise by Carol Cooper

Looking at LBJ's by Carol Cooper

There were many Little Brown Jobs along the way, some eventually identified as sparrows (Song, Swamp, White-crowned-, White-throated-) or thrushes (mostly Hermits, one Swainson's).

 
Swamp Sparrow by Charlie DeWitt

Hermit Thrush by Charlie DeWitt

An adult Bald Eagle flew around the harbor early and this third-year bird perched and flew around Lost Lake later:

Bald Eagle by Charlie DeWitt

A female Rose-breasted Grosbeak watched us as we returned on the Lost Lake Trail.


Rose-breasted Grosbeak by Charlie DeWitt

Other species included Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets; Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied and Pileated Woodpeckers; Belted Kingfisher; Winter Wren; Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawk, Eastern Bluebird; and Wood Duck.