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Tuesday June 12:<\/p>\n Under drizzling skies, a small group of enthusiastic birders and photographers met this morning at Andrew Haydon Park. From here we went straight for the Moodie Drive Quarry Ponds where we had Common Tern, Bank Swallow and Belted Kingfisher.<\/p>\n At the Richmond Lagoons, we had great views of Black-billed Cuckoo, Warbling Vireo, Alder and Willow Flycather. In the distance, we could hear the sweet song of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the rain got slightly heavier. But, we weren’t ready to finish yet.<\/p>\n We went for a short coffee break to dry up, and fulfill our caffeine needs. We ended the day checking out the area of Constance Creek for Virginia Rail and Osprey.<\/p>\n Despite the nasty weather, we had a day list of 56 species.<\/p>\n Canada Goose<\/p>\n Branta canadensis<\/p>\n Wood Duck<\/p>\n Aix sponsa<\/p>\n Mallard<\/p>\n Anas platyrhynchos<\/p>\n Wild Turkey<\/p>\n Meleagris gallopavo<\/p>\n Common Loon<\/p>\n Gavia immer<\/p>\n Double-crested Cormorant<\/p>\n Phalacrocorax auritus<\/p>\n Great Blue Heron<\/p>\n Ardea herodias<\/p>\n Osprey<\/p>\n Pandion haliaetus<\/p>\n Northern Harrier<\/p>\n Circus cyaneus<\/p>\n Killdeer<\/p>\n Charadrius vociferus<\/p>\n Spotted Sandpiper<\/p>\n Actitis macularius<\/p>\n Wilson’s Snipe<\/p>\n Gallinago delicata<\/p>\n Ring-billed Gull<\/p>\n Larus delawarensis<\/p>\n Herring Gull<\/p>\n Larus argentatus<\/p>\n Common Tern<\/p>\n Sterna hirundo<\/p>\n Rock Pigeon<\/p>\n Columba livia<\/p>\n Mourning Dove<\/p>\n Zenaida macroura<\/p>\n Black-billed Cuckoo<\/p>\n Coccyzus erythropthalmus<\/p>\n Belted Kingfisher<\/p>\n Megaceryle alcyon<\/p>\n Yellow-bellied Sapsucker<\/p>\n Sphyrapicus varius<\/p>\n Hairy Woodpecker<\/p>\n Picoides villosus<\/p>\n Northern Flicker<\/p>\n Colaptes auratus<\/p>\n Alder Flycatcher<\/p>\n Empidonax alnorum<\/p>\n Willow Flycatcher<\/p>\n Empidonax traillii<\/p>\n Eastern Phoebe<\/p>\n Sayornis phoebe<\/p>\n Great Crested Flycatcher<\/p>\n Myiarchus crinitus<\/p>\n Eastern Kingbird<\/p>\n Tyrannus tyrannus<\/p>\n Warbling Vireo<\/p>\n Vireo gilvus<\/p>\n Red-eyed Vireo<\/p>\n Vireo olivaceus<\/p>\n American Crow<\/p>\n Corvus brachyrhynchos<\/p>\n Common Raven<\/p>\n Corvus corax<\/p>\n Purple Martin<\/p>\n Progne subis<\/p>\n Tree Swallow<\/p>\n Tachycineta bicolor<\/p>\n Bank Swallow<\/p>\n Riparia riparia<\/p>\n Barn Swallow<\/p>\n Hirundo rustica<\/p>\n White-breasted Nuthatch<\/p>\n Sitta carolinensis<\/p>\n Eastern Bluebird<\/p>\n Sialia sialis<\/p>\n American Robin<\/p>\n Turdus migratorius<\/p>\n Gray Catbird<\/p>\n Dumetella carolinensis<\/p>\n Brown Thrasher<\/p>\n Toxostoma rufum<\/p>\n European Starling<\/p>\n Sturnus vulgaris<\/p>\n Cedar Waxwing<\/p>\n Bombycilla cedrorum<\/p>\n Common Yellowthroat<\/p>\n Geothlypis trichas<\/p>\n Yellow Warbler<\/p>\n Setophaga petechia<\/p>\n Chipping Sparrow<\/p>\n Spizella passerina<\/p>\n Savannah Sparrow<\/p>\n Passerculus sandwichensis<\/p>\n Song Sparrow<\/p>\n Melospiza melodia<\/p>\n Swamp Sparrow<\/p>\n Melospiza georgiana<\/p>\n Northern Cardinal<\/p>\n Cardinalis cardinalis<\/p>\n Rose-breasted Grosbeak<\/p>\n Pheucticus ludovicianus<\/p>\n Bobolink<\/p>\n Dolichonyx oryzivorus<\/p>\n Red-winged Blackbird<\/p>\n Agelaius phoeniceus<\/p>\n Eastern Meadowlark<\/p>\n Sturnella magna<\/p>\n Common Grackle<\/p>\n Quiscalus quiscula<\/p>\n American Goldfinch<\/p>\n Spinus tristis<\/p>\n House Sparrow<\/p>\n Passer domesticus<\/p>\n Thursday June 14:<\/p>\n It was a glorious morning with full sunshine and heat. With the heat came the stillness. Although many animals took cover from the direct sun, we had waterfowl galore at Alfred Lagoons. Some of the species we observed included as Gadwall, American Widgeon, Redhead, Ruddy Duck, American Coot, Common Gallinule, Blue & Green-winged Teals, Virginia Rail and Pied-billed Grebe. Along the periphery of the lagoon, we heard two Soras.<\/p>\n After the lagoons we ventured out to the Alfred Bog where a very eager Vesper Sparrow greeted us near the entrance to the boardwalk. Unfortunately, very few creatures came out into the open and the orchids had passed their prime. In the woodlot at the entrance, we had a cooperative Chestnut-sided Warbler and a White-throated sparrow. In the nearby grassy fields, we had plenty of Bobolinks and a pair of Northern Harriers in courtship.<\/p>\n We ended this awesome day with 55 species.<\/p>\n Canada Goose<\/p>\n Branta canadensis<\/p>\n Wood Duck<\/p>\n Aix sponsa<\/p>\n Gadwall<\/p>\n Anas strepera<\/p>\n American Wigeon<\/p>\n Anas americana<\/p>\n Mallard<\/p>\n Anas platyrhynchos<\/p>\n Blue-winged Teal<\/p>\n Anas discors<\/p>\n Northern Shoveler<\/p>\n Anas clypeata<\/p>\n Green-winged Teal<\/p>\n Anas crecca<\/p>\n Redhead<\/p>\n Aythya americana<\/p>\n Ruddy Duck<\/p>\n Oxyura jamaicensis<\/p>\n Wild Turkey<\/p>\n Meleagris gallopavo<\/p>\n Pied-billed Grebe<\/p>\n Podilymbus podiceps<\/p>\n Double-crested Cormorant<\/p>\n Phalacrocorax auritus<\/p>\n Great Blue Heron<\/p>\n Ardea herodias<\/p>\n Turkey Vulture<\/p>\n Cathartes aura<\/p>\n Northern Harrier<\/p>\n Circus cyaneus<\/p>\n Broad-winged Hawk<\/p>\n Buteo platypterus<\/p>\n Virginia Rail<\/p>\n Rallus limicola<\/p>\n Sora<\/p>\n Porzana carolina<\/p>\n Common Gallinule<\/p>\n Gallinula galeata<\/p>\n American Coot<\/p>\n Fulica americana<\/p>\n Killdeer<\/p>\n Charadrius vociferus<\/p>\n Spotted Sandpiper<\/p>\n Actitis macularius<\/p>\n Wilson’s Snipe<\/p>\n Gallinago delicata<\/p>\n Ring-billed Gull<\/p>\n Larus delawarensis<\/p>\n Rock Pigeon<\/p>\n Columba livia<\/p>\n Mourning Dove<\/p>\n Zenaida macroura<\/p>\n Belted Kingfisher<\/p>\n Megaceryle alcyon<\/p>\n Hairy Woodpecker<\/p>\n Picoides villosus<\/p>\n Eastern Kingbird<\/p>\n Tyrannus tyrannus<\/p>\n Warbling Vireo<\/p>\n Vireo gilvus<\/p>\n American Crow<\/p>\n Corvus brachyrhynchos<\/p>\n Common Raven<\/p>\n Corvus corax<\/p>\n Tree Swallow<\/p>\n Tachycineta bicolor<\/p>\n Bank Swallow<\/p>\n Riparia riparia<\/p>\n Barn Swallow<\/p>\n Hirundo rustica<\/p>\n Black-capped Chickadee<\/p>\n Poecile atricapillus<\/p>\n Marsh Wren<\/p>\n Cistothorus palustris<\/p>\n American Robin<\/p>\n Turdus migratorius<\/p>\n European Starling<\/p>\n Sturnus vulgaris<\/p>\n Cedar Waxwing<\/p>\n Bombycilla cedrorum<\/p>\n Ovenbird<\/p>\n Seiurus aurocapilla<\/p>\n Common Yellowthroat<\/p>\n Geothlypis trichas<\/p>\n Yellow Warbler<\/p>\n Setophaga petechia<\/p>\n Chestnut-sided Warbler<\/p>\n Setophaga pensylvanica<\/p>\n Chipping Sparrow<\/p>\n Spizella passerina<\/p>\n Vesper Sparrow<\/p>\n Pooecetes gramineus<\/p>\n Savannah Sparrow<\/p>\n Passerculus sandwichensis<\/p>\n Song Sparrow<\/p>\n Melospiza melodia<\/p>\n White-throated Sparrow<\/p>\n Zonotrichia albicollis<\/p>\n Bobolink<\/p>\n Dolichonyx oryzivorus<\/p>\n Red-winged Blackbird<\/p>\n Agelaius phoeniceus<\/p>\n Common Grackle<\/p>\n Quiscalus quiscula<\/p>\n American Goldfinch<\/p>\n Spinus tristis<\/p>\n House Sparrow<\/p>\n Passer domesticus<\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Saturday June 16:<\/p>\n The weather was calm and the skies dark when we first met at Stony Swamp for our PHOTO day. But, as the morning progressed, our photo conditions improved.<\/p>\n Photography can be quite challenging inside a forest, so we practiced ISO, shutter and aperture settings. It helped with cooperative wildlife such as a Scarlet Tanager, Black-throated Green Warbler, Wild Turkey and several Eastern Chipmunks and Red Squirrels. We also tried to be a little creative with flowers, insects, scenery, and even people.<\/p>\n Although our focus today was photography, we managed to spot 40 different species of birds.<\/p>\n Wood Duck<\/p>\n Aix sponsa<\/p>\n Mallard<\/p>\n Anas platyrhynchos<\/p>\n Hooded Merganser<\/p>\n Lophodytes cucullatus<\/p>\n Wild Turkey<\/p>\n Meleagris gallopavo<\/p>\n Osprey<\/p>\n Pandion haliaetus<\/p>\n Ring-billed Gull<\/p>\n Larus delawarensis<\/p>\n Rock Pigeon<\/p>\n Columba livia<\/p>\n Mourning Dove<\/p>\n Zenaida macroura<\/p>\n Yellow-bellied Sapsucker<\/p>\n Sphyrapicus varius<\/p>\n Downy Woodpecker<\/p>\n Picoides pubescens<\/p>\n Eastern Wood-Pewee<\/p>\n Contopus virens<\/p>\n Alder Flycatcher<\/p>\n Empidonax alnorum<\/p>\n Great Crested Flycatcher<\/p>\n Myiarchus crinitus<\/p>\n Eastern Kingbird<\/p>\n Tyrannus tyrannus<\/p>\n Warbling Vireo<\/p>\n Vireo gilvus<\/p>\n Red-eyed Vireo<\/p>\n Vireo olivaceus<\/p>\n Blue Jay<\/p>\n Cyanocitta cristata<\/p>\n American Crow<\/p>\n Corvus brachyrhynchos<\/p>\n Tree Swallow<\/p>\n Tachycineta bicolor<\/p>\n Barn Swallow<\/p>\n Hirundo rustica<\/p>\n Black-capped Chickadee<\/p>\n Poecile atricapillus<\/p>\n Red-breasted Nuthatch<\/p>\n Sitta canadensis<\/p>\n White-breasted Nuthatch<\/p>\n Sitta carolinensis<\/p>\n American Robin<\/p>\n Turdus migratorius<\/p>\n European Starling<\/p>\n Sturnus vulgaris<\/p>\n Cedar Waxwing<\/p>\n Bombycilla cedrorum<\/p>\n Ovenbird<\/p>\n Seiurus aurocapilla<\/p>\n Common Yellowthroat<\/p>\n Geothlypis trichas<\/p>\n Black-thr. Green Warbler<\/p>\n Setophaga virens<\/p>\n Chipping Sparrow<\/p>\n Spizella passerina<\/p>\n Song Sparrow<\/p>\n Melospiza melodia<\/p>\n Swamp Sparrow<\/p>\n Melospiza georgiana<\/p>\n White-throated Sparrow<\/p>\n Zonotrichia albicollis<\/p>\n Northern Cardinal<\/p>\n Cardinalis cardinalis<\/p>\n Rose-breasted Grosbeak<\/p>\n Pheucticus ludovicianus<\/p>\n Red-winged Blackbird<\/p>\n Agelaius phoeniceus<\/p>\n Common Grackle<\/p>\n Quiscalus quiscula<\/p>\n Baltimore Oriole<\/p>\n Icterus galbula<\/p>\n American Goldfinch<\/p>\n Spinus tristis<\/p>\n House Sparrow<\/p>\n Passer domesticus<\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n