{"id":22594,"date":"2012-10-09T03:51:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T01:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=22594"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:32:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:32:00","slug":"enjoying-fall-birding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/enjoying-fall-birding\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying Fall & Birding!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday October 1:<\/p>\n

It was a misty morning at Petrie Island, Always An Adventure’s first official birding excursion this fall.<\/p>\n

The fog lingered a bit thorough the first hours of the day, but vanished and gave room for blue skies and sunshine.<\/p>\n

We had Merlin, Rusty Blackbirds, Green Heron, American Bitter and a young Bald Eagle at Petrie to mention a few species.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Birding Petrie Island, Ontario, Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

At Giroux Pond it was Killdeer galore, in addition to Greater Yellowlegs, Dunlin, American Widgeon, and 3 Wilson’s Snipes.<\/p>\n

Venturing through the back roads and farm fields, we had Sandhill Cranes, Coopers Hawk, American Kestrel, White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows.<\/p>\n

We ended up with a day list of 63 species.<\/p>\n

Canada Goose<\/p>\n

Branta canadensis<\/p>\n

Wood Duck<\/p>\n

Aix sponsa<\/p>\n

American Wigeon<\/p>\n

Anas americana<\/p>\n

American Black Duck<\/p>\n

Anas rubripes<\/p>\n

Mallard<\/p>\n

Anas platyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Blue-winged Teal<\/p>\n

Anas discors<\/p>\n

Northern Pintail<\/p>\n

Anas acuta<\/p>\n

Green-winged Teal<\/p>\n

Anas crecca<\/p>\n

Ring-necked Duck<\/p>\n

Aythya collaris<\/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

American Bittern<\/p>\n

Botaurus lentiginosus<\/p>\n

Great Blue Heron<\/p>\n

Ardea herodias<\/p>\n

Green Heron<\/p>\n

Butorides virescens<\/p>\n

Turkey Vulture<\/p>\n

Cathartes aura<\/p>\n

Bald Eagle<\/p>\n

Haliaeetus leucocephalus<\/p>\n

Northern Harrier<\/p>\n

Circus cyaneus<\/p>\n

Cooper’s Hawk<\/p>\n

Accipiter cooperii<\/p>\n

Red-tailed Hawk<\/p>\n

Buteo jamaicensis<\/p>\n

American Kestrel<\/p>\n

Falco sparverius<\/p>\n

Merlin<\/p>\n

Falco columbarius<\/p>\n

Common Gallinule\/Moorhen<\/p>\n

Gallinula galeata<\/p>\n

Sandhill Crane<\/p>\n

Grus canadensis<\/p>\n

Killdeer<\/p>\n

Charadrius vociferus<\/p>\n

Greater Yellowlegs<\/p>\n

Tringa melanoleuca<\/p>\n

Dunlin<\/p>\n

Calidris alpina<\/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

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker<\/p>\n

Sphyrapicus varius<\/p>\n

Downy Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Picoides pubescens<\/p>\n

Hairy Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Picoides villosus<\/p>\n

Northern Flicker<\/p>\n

Colaptes auratus<\/p>\n

Pileated Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Dryocopus pileatus<\/p>\n

Eastern Phoebe<\/p>\n

Sayornis phoebe<\/p>\n

Blue-headed Vireo<\/p>\n

Vireo solitarius<\/p>\n

Blue Jay<\/p>\n

Cyanocitta cristata<\/p>\n

American Crow<\/p>\n

Corvus brachyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Common Raven<\/p>\n

Corvus corax<\/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

Brown Creeper<\/p>\n

Certhia americana<\/p>\n

Golden-crowned Kinglet<\/p>\n

Regulus satrapa<\/p>\n

Ruby-crowned Kinglet<\/p>\n

Regulus calendula<\/p>\n

Swainson’s Thrush<\/p>\n

Catharus ustulatus<\/p>\n

Hermit Thrush<\/p>\n

Catharus guttatus<\/p>\n

American Robin<\/p>\n

Turdus migratorius<\/p>\n

American Pipit<\/p>\n

Anthus rubescens<\/p>\n

Yellow-rumped Warbler<\/p>\n

Setophaga coronata<\/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

White-crowned Sparrow<\/p>\n

Zonotrichia leucophrys<\/p>\n

Dark-eyed Junco<\/p>\n

Junco hyemalis<\/p>\n

Red-winged Blackbird<\/p>\n

Agelaius phoeniceus<\/p>\n

Rusty Blackbird<\/p>\n

Euphagus carolinus<\/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<\/p>\n

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Red-breasted Nuthatch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Wednesday October 3:<\/p>\n

Despite gloomy forecast from the weather people, this day turned out to be spectacular, both weather wise and birding wise.<\/p>\n

It was supposed to be a photo day, but we ended up wanting to bird more than taking pictures.<\/p>\n

We left Gatineau Park and went down to Ottawa river and wandered around in the nearby area.<\/p>\n

The best birds of today was without question Grey-cheeked Thrush, Surf Scoter and a migrating flock of Clay-colored Sparrows.<\/p>\n

Canada Goose<\/p>\n

Branta canadensis<\/p>\n

Mallard<\/p>\n

Anas platyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Surf Scoter<\/p>\n

Melanitta perspicillata<\/p>\n

Hooded Merganser<\/p>\n

Lophodytes cucullatus<\/p>\n

Common Merganser<\/p>\n

Mergus merganser<\/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

Sharp-shinned Hawk<\/p>\n

Accipiter striatus<\/p>\n

Cooper’s Hawk<\/p>\n

Accipiter cooperii<\/p>\n

Ring-billed Gull<\/p>\n

Larus delawarensis<\/p>\n

Herring Gull<\/p>\n

Larus argentatus<\/p>\n

Great Black-backed Gull<\/p>\n

Larus marinus<\/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

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker<\/p>\n

Sphyrapicus varius<\/p>\n

Downy Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Picoides pubescens<\/p>\n

Hairy Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Picoides villosus<\/p>\n

Eastern Wood-Pewee<\/p>\n

Contopus virens<\/p>\n

Blue-headed Vireo<\/p>\n

Vireo solitarius<\/p>\n

Blue Jay<\/p>\n

Cyanocitta cristata<\/p>\n

American Crow<\/p>\n

Corvus brachyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Common Raven<\/p>\n

Corvus corax<\/p>\n

Black-capped Chickadee<\/p>\n

Poecile atricapillus<\/p>\n

White-breasted Nuthatch<\/p>\n

Sitta carolinensis<\/p>\n

Golden-crowned Kinglet<\/p>\n

Regulus satrapa<\/p>\n

Ruby-crowned Kinglet<\/p>\n

Regulus calendula<\/p>\n

Gray-cheeked Thrush<\/p>\n

Catharus minimus<\/p>\n

American Robin<\/p>\n

Turdus migratorius<\/p>\n

European Starling<\/p>\n

Sturnus vulgaris<\/p>\n

Yellow-rumped Warbler<\/p>\n

Setophaga coronata<\/p>\n

Song Sparrow<\/p>\n

Melospiza melodia<\/p>\n

Clay-colored Sparrow<\/p>\n

Spizella pallida<\/p>\n

White-throated Sparrow<\/p>\n

Zonotrichia albicollis<\/p>\n

Northern Cardinal<\/p>\n

Cardinalis cardinalis<\/p>\n

Purple Finch<\/p>\n

Carpodacus purpureus<\/p>\n

American Goldfinch<\/p>\n

Spinus tristis<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Birding Jack Pine Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Red Squirrel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Birding Jack Pine Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Thursday October 4:<\/p>\n

Jack Pine Trail never fails when it comes to birds or scenery.<\/p>\n

Today it was mild and comfortable with a thin layer of misty fog.<\/p>\n

It smelled wet nature and fall and the landscape was quite magical.<\/p>\n

We had Rusty Blackbirds and our first Fox Sparrow for the season. We also fed a few hungry Red-breasted Nuthatches and Chickadees.<\/p>\n

After a great walk in the woods, we headed for the Quarry Pond, where we had several Cackling Geese, Lesser Black-backed and Greater Black-backed Gull, and adult Pied-billed Grebe to mention a few. We also had 5 Snow Geese and 2 Blue Morphs. We ended up with 50 different species of birds.<\/p>\n

Snow Goose<\/p>\n

Chen caerulescens<\/p>\n

Cackling Goose<\/p>\n

Branta hutchinsii<\/p>\n

Canada Goose<\/p>\n

Branta canadensis<\/p>\n

American Black Duck<\/p>\n

Anas rubripes<\/p>\n

Mallard<\/p>\n

Anas platyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Ring-necked Duck<\/p>\n

Aythya collaris<\/p>\n

Lesser Scaup<\/p>\n

Aythya affinis<\/p>\n

Ruddy Duck<\/p>\n

Oxyura jamaicensis<\/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

Red-tailed Hawk<\/p>\n

Buteo jamaicensis<\/p>\n

Greater Yellowlegs<\/p>\n

Tringa melanoleuca<\/p>\n

Ring-billed Gull<\/p>\n

Larus delawarensis<\/p>\n

Herring Gull<\/p>\n

Larus argentatus<\/p>\n

Lesser Black-backed Gull<\/p>\n

Larus fuscus<\/p>\n

Great Black-backed Gull<\/p>\n

Larus marinus<\/p>\n

Rock Pigeon<\/p>\n

Columba livia<\/p>\n

Mourning Dove<\/p>\n

Zenaida macroura<\/p>\n

Downy Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Picoides pubescens<\/p>\n

Hairy Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Picoides villosus<\/p>\n

Pileated Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Dryocopus pileatus<\/p>\n

Blue-headed Vireo<\/p>\n

Vireo solitarius<\/p>\n

Blue Jay<\/p>\n

Cyanocitta cristata<\/p>\n

American Crow<\/p>\n

Corvus brachyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Common Raven<\/p>\n

Corvus corax<\/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

Brown Creeper<\/p>\n

Certhia americana<\/p>\n

Golden-crowned Kinglet<\/p>\n

Regulus satrapa<\/p>\n

Ruby-crowned Kinglet<\/p>\n

Regulus calendula<\/p>\n

Hermit Thrush<\/p>\n

Catharus guttatus<\/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

Yellow-rumped Warbler<\/p>\n

Setophaga coronata<\/p>\n

Fox Sparrow<\/p>\n

Passerella iliaca<\/p>\n

Song Sparrow<\/p>\n

Melospiza melodia<\/p>\n

Lincoln’s Sparrow<\/p>\n

Melospiza lincolnii<\/p>\n

Swamp Sparrow<\/p>\n

Melospiza georgiana<\/p>\n

White-throated Sparrow<\/p>\n

Zonotrichia albicollis<\/p>\n

White-crowned Sparrow<\/p>\n

Zonotrichia leucophrys<\/p>\n

Dark-eyed Junco<\/p>\n

Junco hyemalis<\/p>\n

Red-winged Blackbird<\/p>\n

Agelaius phoeniceus<\/p>\n

Rusty Blackbird<\/p>\n

Euphagus carolinus<\/p>\n

Purple Finch<\/p>\n

Carpodacus purpureus<\/p>\n

Pine Siskin<\/p>\n

Spinus pinus<\/p>\n

American Goldfinch<\/p>\n

Spinus tristis<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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White-breasted Nuthatch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Joshua McCullough & the foal<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Saturday October 6:<\/p>\n

Rain and wind did not keep dedicated birders home today. We were greeted by hundreds of Red-winged Blackbirds at Petrie Island. They were loud and clear in the reeds and in the air.<\/p>\n

We did the usual loop around the east end, but spent a little more time driving the back roads and checking out the farm fields. As the morning progressed, the weather changed and became quite pleasant. The highlight of the day was 14 Sandhill Cranes in the area of Milton Road.<\/p>\n

We ended up with 52 species of birds.<\/p>\n

Snow Goose<\/p>\n

Chen caerulescens<\/p>\n

Cackling Goose<\/p>\n

Branta hutchinsii<\/p>\n

Canada Goose<\/p>\n

Branta canadensis<\/p>\n

Wood Duck<\/p>\n

Aix sponsa<\/p>\n

American Black Duck<\/p>\n

Anas rubripes<\/p>\n

Mallard<\/p>\n

Anas platyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Blue-winged Teal<\/p>\n

Anas discors<\/p>\n

Northern Pintail<\/p>\n

Anas acuta<\/p>\n

Green-winged Teal<\/p>\n

Anas crecca<\/p>\n

Ring-necked Duck<\/p>\n

Aythya collaris<\/p>\n

Greater Scaup<\/p>\n

Aythya marila<\/p>\n

Lesser Scaup<\/p>\n

Aythya affinis<\/p>\n

Red-breasted Merganser<\/p>\n

Mergus serrator<\/p>\n

Wild Turkey<\/p>\n

Meleagris gallopavo<\/p>\n

Pied-billed Grebe<\/p>\n

Podilymbus podiceps<\/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

Red-tailed Hawk<\/p>\n

Buteo jamaicensis<\/p>\n

American Kestrel<\/p>\n

Falco sparverius<\/p>\n

Common Gallinule\/Moorhen<\/p>\n

Gallinula galeata<\/p>\n

Sandhill Crane<\/p>\n

Grus canadensis<\/p>\n

Black-bellied Plover<\/p>\n

Pluvialis squatarola<\/p>\n

Semipalmated Plover<\/p>\n

Charadrius semipalmatus<\/p>\n

Killdeer<\/p>\n

Charadrius vociferus<\/p>\n

Greater Yellowlegs<\/p>\n

Tringa melanoleuca<\/p>\n

Least Sandpiper<\/p>\n

Calidris minutilla<\/p>\n

Pectoral Sandpiper<\/p>\n

Calidris melanotos<\/p>\n

Dunlin<\/p>\n

Calidris alpina<\/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

Hairy Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Picoides villosus<\/p>\n

Northern Flicker<\/p>\n

Colaptes auratus<\/p>\n

Blue Jay<\/p>\n

Cyanocitta cristata<\/p>\n

American Crow<\/p>\n

Corvus brachyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Common Raven<\/p>\n

Corvus corax<\/p>\n

Black-capped Chickadee<\/p>\n

Poecile atricapillus<\/p>\n

American Robin<\/p>\n

Turdus migratorius<\/p>\n

European Starling<\/p>\n

Sturnus vulgaris<\/p>\n

American Pipit<\/p>\n

Anthus rubescens<\/p>\n

Yellow-rumped Warbler<\/p>\n

Setophaga coronata<\/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

Dark-eyed Junco<\/p>\n

Junco hyemalis<\/p>\n

Red-winged Blackbird<\/p>\n

Agelaius phoeniceus<\/p>\n

Eastern Meadowlark<\/p>\n

Sturnella magna<\/p>\n

Rusty Blackbird<\/p>\n

Euphagus carolinus<\/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<\/p>\n

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Fall, Ontario, Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Sunday October 7:<\/p>\n

What a fantastic fall day!<\/p>\n

We met at the west end, and headed straight for Andrew Haydon Park where we had a Peregrine Falcon and thousands of Brant fling over. We then went to Shirley’s Bay and from there we ventured out driving through colorful fall landscape in the west end. At Twin Elms Road, we had another Peregrin Falcon together with Red-tailed Hawks and Ravens. To our great surprise we also encountered several species of warblers, such as Tennessee, Nashville, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green and Orange-crowned. We also had 2 Eastern Bluebirds.<\/p>\n

At the Quarry Pond, it was Snow and Cackling Geese, Redhead, and a one year bird Bald Eagle.<\/p>\n

This Thanksgiving gave us the total of 61 species.<\/p>\n

Snow Goose<\/p>\n

Chen caerulescens<\/p>\n

Brant<\/p>\n

Branta bernicla<\/p>\n

Cackling Goose<\/p>\n

Branta hutchinsii<\/p>\n

Canada Goose<\/p>\n

Branta canadensis<\/p>\n

Gadwall<\/p>\n

Anas strepera<\/p>\n

American Wigeon<\/p>\n

Anas americana<\/p>\n

American Black Duck<\/p>\n

Anas rubripes<\/p>\n

Mallard<\/p>\n

Anas platyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Northern Pintail<\/p>\n

Anas acuta<\/p>\n

Green-winged Teal<\/p>\n

Anas crecca<\/p>\n

Redhead<\/p>\n

Aythya americana<\/p>\n

Ring-necked Duck<\/p>\n

Aythya collaris<\/p>\n

Lesser Scaup<\/p>\n

Aythya affinis<\/p>\n

Common Goldeneye<\/p>\n

Bucephala clangula<\/p>\n

Hooded Merganser<\/p>\n

Lophodytes cucullatus<\/p>\n

Ruddy Duck<\/p>\n

Oxyura jamaicensis<\/p>\n

Common Loon<\/p>\n

Gavia immer<\/p>\n

Pied-billed Grebe<\/p>\n

Podilymbus podiceps<\/p>\n

Red-necked Grebe<\/p>\n

Podiceps grisegena<\/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

Bald Eagle<\/p>\n

Haliaeetus leucocephalus<\/p>\n

Red-tailed Hawk<\/p>\n

Buteo jamaicensis<\/p>\n

Peregrine Falcon<\/p>\n

Falco peregrinus<\/p>\n

Greater Yellowlegs<\/p>\n

Tringa melanoleuca<\/p>\n

Bonaparte’s Gull<\/p>\n

Chroicocephalus philadelphia<\/p>\n

Ring-billed Gull<\/p>\n

Larus delawarensis<\/p>\n

Herring Gull<\/p>\n

Larus argentatus<\/p>\n

Great Black-backed Gull<\/p>\n

Larus marinus<\/p>\n

Rock Pigeon<\/p>\n

Columba livia<\/p>\n

Mourning Dove<\/p>\n

Zenaida macroura<\/p>\n

Downy Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Picoides pubescens<\/p>\n

Hairy Woodpecker<\/p>\n

Picoides villosus<\/p>\n

Northern Flicker<\/p>\n

Colaptes auratus<\/p>\n

Blue Jay<\/p>\n

Cyanocitta cristata<\/p>\n

American Crow<\/p>\n

Corvus brachyrhynchos<\/p>\n

Common Raven<\/p>\n

Corvus corax<\/p>\n

Black-capped Chickadee<\/p>\n

Poecile atricapillus<\/p>\n

White-breasted Nuthatch<\/p>\n

Sitta carolinensis<\/p>\n

Brown Creeper<\/p>\n

Certhia americana<\/p>\n

Golden-crowned Kinglet<\/p>\n

Regulus satrapa<\/p>\n

Ruby-crowned Kinglet<\/p>\n

Regulus calendula<\/p>\n

Eastern Bluebird<\/p>\n

Sialia sialis<\/p>\n

Hermit Thrush<\/p>\n

Catharus guttatus<\/p>\n

American Robin<\/p>\n

Turdus migratorius<\/p>\n

European Starling<\/p>\n

Sturnus vulgaris<\/p>\n

American Pipit<\/p>\n

Anthus rubescens<\/p>\n

Tennessee Warbler<\/p>\n

Oreothlypis peregrina<\/p>\n

Orange-crowned Warbler<\/p>\n

Oreothlypis celata<\/p>\n

Nashville Warbler<\/p>\n

Oreothlypis ruficapilla<\/p>\n

Yellow-rumped Warbler<\/p>\n

Setophaga coronata<\/p>\n

Black-thr. Green Warbler<\/p>\n

Setophaga virens<\/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

White-crowned Sparrow<\/p>\n

Zonotrichia leucophrys<\/p>\n

Dark-eyed Junco<\/p>\n

Junco hyemalis<\/p>\n

Northern Cardinal<\/p>\n

Cardinalis cardinalis<\/p>\n

Red-winged Blackbird<\/p>\n

Agelaius phoeniceus<\/p>\n

American Goldfinch<\/p>\n

Spinus tristis<\/p>\n

All excursions organized by<\/p>\n

Always An Adventure<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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