Summer has begun!

Killdeer nest at Embrun Lagoons

The owner of the eggs: Killdeer

Wilson's Snipe, Photo credit Bill Bowman

Tuesday June 28

The summer program started out with brisk winds, and mild drizzle. Nevertheless, we found several interesting birds.

Local nesting birds were fairly vocal throughout the morning. The Burnt Lands near Almonte were particularly active. One of the highlights was having a Grasshopper Sparrow pose for the photographers. Other birds present  were Upland Sandpipers, Indigo Bunting, Field Sparrow and House Wren. Nearby grassy fields also yielded several species including Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark and Wilson’s Snipe.

Daylist:

1. American Bittern
2. Alder Flycatcher
3. American Crow
4. American Goldfinch
5. American Redstart
6. American Robin
7. American Kestrel
8. Barn Swallow
9. Black & White Warbler
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Black-crowned Night Heron
12. Blue Jay
13. Bobolink
14. Canada Goose        
15. Cedar Waxwing
16. Chipping Sparrow
17. Clay-colored Sparrow
18. Common Grackle
19. Common Raven
20. Common Tern
21. Common Yellowthroat
22. Double-crested Cormorant
23. Downy Woodpecker
24. Eastern Kingbird
25. Eastern Meadowlark
26. Eastern Phoebe
27. European Starling
28. Field Sparrow
29. Grasshopper Sparrow
30. Great Blue Heron
31. Great-crested Flycatcher
32. Hairy Woodpecker
33. House Finch
34. House Sparrow
35. House Wren
36. Indigo Bunting
37. Killdeer
38. Mallard
39. Mourning Dove
40. Northern Cardinal
41. Northern Flicker
42. Northern Harrier
43. Osprey
44. Purple Finch
45. Purple Martin
46. Red-eyed Vireo
47. Red-winged Blackbird
48. Ring-billed Gull
49. Rock Pigeon
50. Savanna Sparrow
51. Song Sparrow
52. Spotted Sandpiper
53. Swamp Sparrow
54. Tree Swallow
55. Turkey Vulture
56. Upland Sandpiper
57. Veery
58. Warbling Vireo
59. Wilson's Snipe
60. Wood Duck
61. Yellow Warbler

Rose Pagonia, Photo credit Tony Beck

Grass Pink, Photo credit Tony Beck

Thursday June 30

At the end of June, we’re still experiencing dynamic bird activity.

At Petrie Island we had Virginia Rail, Green Heron, American Bittern and Black Tern.

A long drive to the Alfred Lagoons paid off with many good birds such as American Coot, Red Head, Northern Shoveler and Gadwall. The nearby Alfred Bog Board Walk was blooming with several magnificent Orchids, such as Grass Pink and Rose Pagonia. A quick stop at the Cassleman Lagoons produced our first fall migrates - Lesser Yellowlegs and Least Sandpiper.

Daylist:

1. American Bittern
2. Alder Flycatcher
3. American Black Duck
4. American Coot
5. American Crow
6. American Goldfinch
7. American Robin
8. American Wigeon
9. American Kestrel
10. Baltimore Oriole
11. Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)
12. Barn Swallow
13. Belted Kingfisher
14. Black Tern
15. Blue Jay
16. Blue-winged teal
17. Bobolink
18. Canada Goose        
19. Cedar Waxwing
20. Common Grackle
21. Common Moorhen
22. Common Raven
23. Common Yellowthroat
24. Double-crested Cormorant
25. Eastern Bluebird
26. Eastern Kingbird
27. Eastern Meadowlark
28. European Starling
29. Gadwall
30. Great Blue Heron
31. Green Heron
32. Green-winged Teal
33. House Sparrow
34. Killdeer
35. Least Sandpiper
36. Lesser Yellowlegs
37. Mallard
38. Merlin
39. Mourning Dove
40. Northern Cardinal
41. Northern Flicker
42. Northern Harrier
43. Northern Shoveler
44. Pied-billed Grebe
45. Pileated Woodpecker
46. Red Head
47. Red-winged Blackbird
48. Ring-billed Gull
49. Rock Pigeon
50. Rough-winged Swallow
51. Ruddy Duck
52. Savanna Sparrow
53. Song Sparrow
54. Spotted Sandpiper
55. Swamp Sparrow
56. Tree Swallow
57. Turkey Vulture
58. Virginia Rail
59. Warbling Vireo
60. White-throated Sparrow
61. Wild Turkey
62. Wilson's Snipe
63. Wood Duck

Milkweed flowers

Widow Skimmer

Indigo Bunting

Saturday July 2

This was a perfect summer day with lots of activity on all levels. We took our time through Larose Forest, where we got Evening Grosbeak, Broad-winged Hawk and another accommodating Indigo Bunting.

Our next stop was the Embrun Lagoons where we saw a most beautiful breeding plumage Eared Grebe - a very rare bird for the Ottawa District. This was a life bird for me.

Daylist:

1. American Bittern
2. American Coot
3. American Crow
4. American Goldfinch
5. American Robin
6. Baltimore Oriole
7. Belted Kingfisher
8. Black & White Warbler
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Blue Jay
11. Bobolink
12. Broad-winged Hawk
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. Chestnut-sided Warbler
15. Chipping Sparrow
16. Common Grackle
17. Common Moorhen
18. Common Raven
19. Common Yellowthroat
20. Downy Woodpecker
21. Eared Grebe
22. Eastern Kingbird
23. Eastern Meadowlark
24. European Starling
25. Evening Grosbeak
26. Great Blue Heron
27. Green Heron
28. Green-winged Teal
29. Grey Catbird
30. Horned Lark
31. House Finch
32. House Sparrow
33. Indigo Bunting
34. Killdeer
35. Lesser Scaup
36. Lesser Yellowlegs
37. Magnolia Warbler
38. Mallard
39. Mourning Dove
40. Northern Cardinal
41. Northern Flicker
42. Northern Harrier
43. Ovenbird
44. Pied-billed Grebe
45. Purple Finch
46. Purple Martin
47. Red-breasted Nuthatch
48. Red-tailed Hawk
49. Red-winged Blackbird
50. Ring-billed Gull
51. Rock Pigeon
52. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
53. Ruddy Duck
54. Savanna Sparrow
55. Song Sparrow
56. Spotted Sandpiper
57. Swamp Sparrow
58. Tree Swallow
59. Turkey Vulture
60. Veery
61. Virginia Rail
62. Warbling Vireo
63. White-throated Sparrow
64. Wilson's Snipe
65. Wood Duck
66. Yellow Warbler
67. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
68. Yellow-rumped Warbler

Widow Skimmer

Cedar Waxwing Courtship - Male feeding female with wild strawberries

Sunday July 3

The excitement started with a sighting of a Bonaparte’s Gull at our meeting spot - Ottawa beach.

In the Shirley’s Bay area, the excitement continued with sightings of Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. As the day progressed it became very hot.

A quick stop at Constance Creek produced another lifer for me – Least Bittern.

Our next stop was south-west of the city, near Munster. Here we found Black-billed Cuckoo.

What a great start on the summer program!

Daylist:

1. American Black Duck
2. American Crow
3. American Goldfinch
4. American Redstart
5. American Robin
6. Baltimore Oriole
7. Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)
8. Barn Swallow
9. Belted Kingfisher
10. Black & White Warbler
11. Black-billed Cuckoo
12. Black-capped Chickadee
13. Black-crowned Night Heron
14. Blue Jay
15. Bonaparte's Gull
16. Brown Thrasher
17. Brown-headed Cowbird
18. Canada Goose        
19. Cedar Waxwing
20. Chestnut-sided Warbler
21. Chipping Sparrow
22. Common Grackle
23. Common Raven
24. Common Tern
25. Common Yellowthroat
26. Double-crested Cormorant
27. Downy Woodpecker
28. Eastern Bluebird
29. Eastern Kingbird
30. Eastern Meadowlark
31. Eastern Phoebe
32. European Starling
33. Field Sparrow
34. Gadwall
35. Grasshopper Sparrow
36. Great Blue Heron
37. Green Heron
38. Gray Catbird
39. House Finch
40. House Sparrow
41. House Wren
42. Killdeer
43. Least Bittern
44. Lesser Scaup
45. Mallard
46. Mourning Dove
47. Northern Cardinal
48. Northern Flicker
49. Osprey
50. Red-eyed Vireo
51. Red-tailed Hawk
52. Red-winged Blackbird
53. Ring-billed Gull
54. Rock Pigeon
55. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
56. Ruddy Duck
57. Savanna Sparrow
58. Song Sparrow
59. Spotted Sandpiper
60. Swamp Sparrow
61. Tree Swallow
62. Turkey Vulture
63. Veery
64. Warbling Vireo
65. White-breasted Nuthatch
66. White-throated Sparrow
67. Wild Turkey
68. Wilson's Snipe
69. Wood Duck
70. Yellow Warbler
71. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Least Bittern

Eastern Cottontail

Tony Beck

All excursions organized by Tony Beck - Always An Adventure

End of Spring...

Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum

 Northern Parula (Parula americana)

The season has ended with a flurry of bird activity.

It’s been a most fantastic spring, and we have high hopes that this continues into the summer, both with birding and photography.

Male Scarlet Tanager in sight @ Chaffey's Lock, Ontario.

Dragonfly,  Four-spotted Skimmer, Libellula quadrimaculata Photo credit Janet Wall

Chaffey's Lock, Ontario. Photo credit Janet Wall 

Thursday: Full Day Excursion: Chaffey's Lock, Ontario, Canada, 26 May 2011

Our full day excursion to Chaffey’s Locks revealed several life-birds for the group of 18 eager participants. Chaffey’s Locks, is one of Eastern Ontario’s best example of Carolinian habitats.

We had Cerulean Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Golden-winged Warbler and Yellow-throated Vireo, just  to mention a few highlights.

Day-list:

1. American Bittern
2. American Crow
3. American Goldfinch
4. American Redstart
5. American Robin
6. American Kestrel
7. Baltimore Oriole
8. Barn Swallow
9. Belted Kingfisher
10. Black & White Warbler
11. Blackburnian Warbler
12. Black-capped Chickadee
13. Blackpoll Warbler
14. Black-throated Green Warbler
15. Blue Jay
16. Broad-winged Hawk
17. Canada Goose        
18. Cedar Waxwing
19. Cerulean Warbler
20. Chestnut-sided Warbler
21. Chimney Swift
22. Chipping Sparrow
23. Common Grackle
24. Common Loon
25. Common Raven
26. Common Yellowthroat
27. Downy Woodpecker
28. Eastern Bluebird
29. Eastern Kingbird
30. Eastern Meadowlark
31. Eastern Phoebe
32. Eastern Wood-Pewee
33. European Starling
34. Golden-winged Warbler
35. Great Blue Heron
36. Great-crested Flycatcher
37. Hairy Woodpecker
38. Hooded Merganser
39. House Sparrow
40. House Wren
41. Indigo Bunting
42. Mallard
43. Mourning Dove
44. Northern Cardinal
45. Northern Flicker
46. Osprey
47. Ovenbird
48. Pileated Woodpecker
49. Pine Warbler
50. Red-eyed Vireo
51. Red-shouldered Hawk
52. Red-tailed Hawk
53. Red-winged Blackbird
54. Ring-billed Gull
55. Rock Pigeon
56. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
57. Rough-winged Swallow
58. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
59. Scarlet Tanager
60. Song Sparrow
61. Swainson's Thrush
62. Swamp Sparrow
63. Tree Swallow
64. Turkey Vulture
65. Veery
66. Warbling Vireo
67. White-breasted Nuthatch
68. Wild Turkey
69. Wilson's Snipe
70. Wood Duck
71. Yellow Warbler
72. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
73. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
74. Yellow-throated Vireo

Chaffey's Lock, Ontario

Saturday 4^th June – Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, ON, Canada

With spring migration waning we still encountered 44 species of birds in one location - Britannia Conservation Area.

With much evidence of breeding activity, Great-crested Flycatcher, Cedar Waxwing, American Redstart, Pine Warbler and many others, put on a great musical and visual performance.

Britannia Conservation Area

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Day-list:

1. American Black Duck
2. American Crow
3. American Goldfinch
4. American Redstart
5. American Robin
6. Baltimore Oriole
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Black-crowned Night Heron
9. Blue Jay
10. Brown Thrasher
11. Brown-headed Cowbird
12. Canada Goose        
13. Chimney Swift
14. Common Grackle
15. Common Merganser
16. Common Raven
17. Common Tern
18. Double-crested Cormorant
19. Downy Woodpecker
20. Eastern Kingbird
21. Eastern Wood-Pewee
22. European Starling
23. Great Blue Heron
24. Great-crested Flycatcher
25. Grey Catbird
26. Hairy Woodpecker
27. House Finch
28. House Sparrow
29. Mallard
30. Mourning Dove
31. Nashville Warbler
32. Northern Cardinal
33. Pine Warbler
34. Red-eyed Vireo
35. Red-winged Blackbird
36. Rock Pigeon
37. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
38. Song Sparrow
39. Tree Swallow
40. Turkey Vulture
41. Warbling Vireo
42. White-breasted Nuthatch
43. Wood Duck
44. Yellow Warbler

Dragonfly, © Nina Stavlund

Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Sunday 5^th June – The big Sparrow hunt

I think Sparrows are adorable creatures, and some of them make the strangest sounds, like the Grasshopper Sparrow and the Clay-colored Sparrow. Meanwhile, others have the most beautiful song like the Vesper Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow and the ever-familiar Song Sparrow.

We met our target of 10 different species of Sparrow, and were extremely pleased with their performance in front of the camera.

We were also happy to see two Great Egrets flying overhead near the Mer Bleue.

Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum

Day-list:

1. American Bittern
2. Alder Flycatcher
3. American Crow
4. American Goldfinch
5. American Robin
6. Barn Swallow
7. Black & White Warbler
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Black-crowned Night Heron
10. Blue Jay
11. Bobolink
12. Brown Thrasher
13. Brown-headed Cowbird
14. Canada Goose        
15. Chestnut-sided Warbler
16. Chipping Sparrow
17. Clay-colored Sparrow
18. Common Grackle
19. Common Raven
20. Common Yellowthroat
21. Double-crested Cormorant
22. Eastern Bluebird
23. Eastern Kingbird
24. Eastern Meadowlark
25. Eastern Phoebe
26. Eastern Wood-Pewee
27. European Starling
28. Field Sparrow
29. Grasshopper Saprrow
30. Great Blue Heron
31. Great Eagret
32. Great-crested Flycatcher
33. Green Heron
34. Grey Catbird
35. Hairy Woodpecker
36. House Sparrow
37. House Wren
38. Indigo Bunting
39. Least Flycatcher
40. Lincoln's Sparrow
41. Mallard
42. Mourning Dove
43. Nashville Warbler
44. Northern Cardinal
45. Northern Flicker
46. Ovenbird
47. Palm Warbler
48. Pileated Woodpecker
49. Purple Finch
50. Red-eyed Vireo
51. Red-tailed Hawk
52. Red-winged Blackbird
53. Ring-billed Gull
54. Rock Pigeon
55. Savanna Sparrow
56. Song Sparrow
57. Swamp Sparrow
58. Tree Swallow
59. Turkey Vulture
60. Veery
61. Vesper Sparrow
62. Virginia Rail
63. White-throated Sparrow
64. Wild Turkey
65. Yellow Warbler

Mer Bleue

Tuesday 7 June – Mer Bleue

It was a wonderful day at the Mer Bleue with magnificent bog scenery that included Pink Lady Slippers and abundant Cotton Grass. We also had the great pleasure of seeing Lincoln’s Sparrow and Palm Warbler. Dragonflies and Damselflies were ruling the bog and flying around us everywhere.

Another highlight of the day came in the form of 2 Sandhill Cranes flying over the boardwalk.

Moccasin Flower/Pink Lady's Slipper  (Cypripedium acaule)

Palm warbler in sight @ Mer Bleue

Day-list:

1. American Bittern
2. Alder Flycatcher
3. American Crow
4. American Goldfinch
5. American Redstart
6. American Robin
7. Baltimore Oriole
8. Black & White Warbler
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Blue Jay
11. Canada Goose        
12. Cedar Waxwing
13. Chestnut-sided Warbler
14. Chipping Sparrow
15. Common Raven
16. Common Yellowthroat
17. Downy Woodpecker
18. Eastern Kingbird
19. Eastern Phoebe
20. Eastern Wood-Pewee
21. European Starling
22. Great-crested Flycatcher
23. Grey Catbird
24. Hairy Woodpecker
25. Hermit Thrush
26. House Sparrow
27. Indigo Bunting
28. Lincoln's Sparrow
29. Mallard
30. Mourning Dove
31. Nashville Warbler
32. Northern Flicker
33. Ovenbird
34. Palm Warbler
35. Pileated Woodpecker
36. Purple Finch
37. Red-eyed Vireo
38. Red-tailed Hawk
39. Red-winged Blackbird
40. Ring-billed Gull
41. Sandhill Crane
42. Song Sparrow
43. Swamp Sparrow
44. Turkey Vulture
45. Veery
46. Virginia Rail
47. White-throated Sparrow
48. Yellow Warbler
49. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

Thursday 9^th June – Photography Day @ Jack Pine Trail

We ended the season with a focused photography excursion at Jack Pine Trail.

Surprisingly, a Virginia Rail came out into the open, relaxed, and away from all cover of vegetation.

At the same time, a highly vocal Swamp Sparrow proclaimed his territory from an exposed perch beside the boardwalk.  The 10 members of our group could not ask for more cooperative subjects to  photograph.

Day-list:

1. Alder Flycatcher
2. American Crow
3. American Goldfinch
4. American Robin
5. Baltimore Oriole
6. Black & White Warbler
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Black-crowned Night Heron
9. Blue Jay
10. Broad-winged Hawk
11. Brown Creeper
12. Canada Goose        
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. Common Grackle
15. Common Raven
16. Common Yellowthroat
17. Downy Woodpecker
18. Eastern Kingbird
19. Eastern Towhee
20. Eastern Wood-Pewee
21. European Starling
22. Field Sparrow
23. Great Blue Heron
24. Great-crested Flycatcher
25. Grey Catbird
26. Hairy Woodpecker
27. Hermit Thrush
28. House Sparrow
29. Killdeer
30. Mallard
31. Mourning Dove
32. Nashville Warbler
33. Northern Cardinal
34. Northern Flicker
35. Ovenbird
36. Pileated Woodpecker
37. Pine Warbler
38. Purple Finch
39. Red-eyed Vireo
40. Red-winged Blackbird
41. Ring-billed Gull
42. Rock Pigeon
43. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
44. Song Sparrow
45. Swamp Sparrow
46. Tree Swallow
47. Veery
48. Virginia Rail
49. White-breasted Nuthatch
50. White-throated Sparrow
51. Yellow Warbler
52. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Mallard Shoot @ Jack Pine Trail

Drake Mallard, Photo credit Ron Allen

Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola), Photo credit Lorraine Elsworthy

The summer session will start in the end of June.

The Summer Program can be found by clicking the link!
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All excursions organized by Always An Adventure ~ Tony Beck

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

Magnolia warbler (Dendroica magnolia)

Northern Parula (Parula americana)

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Spring into Summer 2011

Birding Excursion 21-22 May 2011

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)

What a most fabulous weekend! We wanted birds, and we definitely got them.

We spent the weekend down at Prince Edward County and Presqu'ile Provincial Park – Ontario, Canada.

11 birders and photographers, extremely enthusiastic with the beautiful weather Saturday morning, left Ottawa 6am, returning Sunday evening with a trip list of 137 species of birds.

Highlights from the weekend included Northern Mockingbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orchard Oriole, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Wimbrel, Brant and Blue-winged Warbler.

Although there wasn’t a great diversity of warblers, birds were everywhere, often in good numbers.

I got the total of 6 lifers, including Black Tern flying over the car on the way home Sunday afternoon.

Dunlin - Calidris alpina

Saturday:

American Crow

American Goldfinch

American Redstart

American Robin

Baltimore Oriole

Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)

Barn Swallow

Bay-breasted Warbler

Black & White Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Black-capped Chickadee

Black-crowned Night Heron

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Blue Jay

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

Blue-winged teal

Bobolink

Brant

Broad-winged Hawk

Brown Thrasher

Brown-headed Cowbird

Canada Goose        

Canada Warbler

Caspian Tern

Cedar Waxwing

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chimney Swift

Chipping Sparrow

Cliff Swallow

Common Grackle

Common Loon

Common Moorhen

Common Raven

Common Tern

Common Yellowthroat

Double-crested Cormorant

Downy Woodpecker

Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Meadowlark

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Towhee

Eastern Wood-Pewee

European Starling

Field Sparrow

Great Blue Heron

Great-crested Flycatcher

Green Heron

Grey Catbird

Herring Gull

House Finch

House Sparrow

House Wren

Killdeer

Least Flycatcher

Least Sandpiper

Lesser Yellowlegs

Longtailed Duck

Magnolia Warbler

Mallard

Marsh Wren

Merlin

Mourning Dove

Mute Swan

Nashville Warbler

Northern Cardinal

Northern Flicker

Northern Harrier

Northern Mockingbird

Northern Parula

Orange-crowned Warbler

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Orchard Oriole

Osprey

Ovenbird

Philadelphia Vireo

Pied-billed Grebe

Pileated Woodpecker

Purple Finch

Purple Martin

Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-eyed Vireo

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-winged Blackbird

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Pigeon

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rough-winged Swallow

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Savanna Sparrow

Scarlet Tanager

Song Sparrow

Spotted Sandpiper

Tennessee Warbler

Tree Swallow

Turkey Vulture

Warbling Vireo

White-breasted Nuthatch

White-crowned Sparrow
White-rumped Sandpiper

White-throated Sparrow

White-winged Scoter

Wild Turkey

Wood Duck

Wood Thrush

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Eastern Wood-pewee - Contopus virens

Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica - Photo courtesy Heather Pickard 

Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax - Photo courtesy Roger Cobbledick

Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus - Photo courtesy Tony Beck

 Blue-winged Warbler - Vermivora cyanoptera

Sunday:

American Bittern

Alder Flycatcher

American Crow

American Goldfinch

American Pipit

American Redstart

American Robin

American Kestrel

Baltimore Oriole

Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)

Barn Swallow

Belted Kingfisher

Black & White Warbler

Black Tern

Black-capped Chickadee

Black-crowned Night Heron

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Blue Jay

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

Blue-winged Warbler

Bobolink

Brant

Broad-winged Hawk

Brown Thrasher

Brown-headed Cowbird

Bufflehead

Canada Goose        

Caspian Tern

Cedar Waxwing

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chimney Swift

Chipping Sparrow

Common Grackle

Common Loon

Common Merganser

Common Moorhen

Common Raven

Common Tern

Common Yellowthroat

Double-crested Cormorant

Downy Woodpecker

Dunlin

Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Meadowlark

European Starling

Gadwall

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Blue Heron

Great Eagret

Great-crested Flycatcher

Grey Catbird

Hairy Woodpecker

Herring Gull

Hooded Merganser

House Finch

House Sparrow

House Wren

Indigo Bunting

Killdeer

Least Flycatcher

Least Sandpiper

Lesser Scaup

Loggerhead Shrike

Longtailed Duck

Mallard

Marsh Wren

Merlin

Mourning Dove

Mute Swan

Northern Cardinal

Northern Flicker

Northern Harrier

Northern Waterthrush

Orchard Oriole

Osprey

Pied-billed Grebe

Purple Martin

Red Head (Duck)

Red-breasted Merganser

Red-eyed Vireo

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-winged Blackbird

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Pigeon

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Ruffed Grouse

Savanna Sparrow

Semipalmated Plover

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Song Sparrow

Spotted Sandpiper

Swainson's Thrush

Swamp Sparrow

Tennessee Warbler

Tree Swallow

Turkey Vulture

Warbling Vireo

White-breasted Nuthatch

Wild Turkey

Wilson's Snipe

Wimbrel

Wood Duck

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Overnight excursion organized by Tony Beck ~ Always An Adventure