Another nice walk through Patterson Park before the temperature climbed into the high 80's.
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| One highlight was a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron at the Boat Lake. |
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| Female Red-winged Blackbirds |
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| Male Red-winged Blackbird showing off. |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
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Robins were interested in this shrub - let us know if you can identify it! |
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| On the boardwalk. We had several young birders this morning. Here is our bird list. Two of us also heard what sounded like a Black-and-White Warbler, it was very loud and close to us, but we could not see it. 24 species Mallard 25 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 8 Chimney Swift 20 Downy Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Fish Crow 1 Barn Swallow 2 House Wren 1 Carolina Wren 2 American Robin 36 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 30 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 12 Common Grackle 15 Orchard Oriole 1 first spring male House Finch 4 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 2 The next walk is Saturday, June 27th at 8AM led by Patterson Park Audubon staff or volunteers. |
