Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Van Courtlandt Bird Walk Report 10-9-2010...

Our walk began with a look at the Eastern White Pines near the ranger station and we were quickly keying in on some Golden-crowned Kinglets. A few minutes later as we made our way to the restoration area behind the Van Cortlandt House Museum, we picked up Dark-eyed Juncos and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. As we approached the path to the restoration area, we picked up a couple of immature White-crowned Sparrows feeding at the edge of the path. We paused for a few minutes soaking up the WCS and really got a chance to study them. As we continued on the path, we picked up additional sparrows that included a Field Sparrow, Swamp Sparrows and more immature White-crowned Sparrows. We ended up with 9 Sparrow types and 45 species in total. A complete species list is provided below.

  1. Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 365
  2. Mute Swan - Cygnus olor 2
  3. Wood Duck - Aix sponsa 5
  4. Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 25
  5. Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1
  6. Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii 1
  7. Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 1
  8. Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 12
  9. Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 6
  10. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 3
  11. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius 2
  12. Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 2
  13. Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus 5
  14. Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 5
  15. Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2
  16. American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 3
  17. Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 3
  18. Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 2
  19. White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 1
  20. Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 2
  21. House Wren - Troglodytes aedon 1
  22. Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa 10
  23. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 3
  24. American Robin - Turdus migratorius 14
  25. Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 2
  26. Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 2
  27. Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 1
  28. European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 9
  29. Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 12
  30. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata 4
  31. Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata 1
  32. Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 3
  33. Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla 1
  34. Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis 3
  35. Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 7
  36. Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 3
  37. White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 14
  38. White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys 6
  39. Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis 8
  40. Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 2
  41. Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 2
  42. Purple Finch - Carpodacus purpureus 1
  43. House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 5
  44. American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 9
  45. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 14
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