A Nashville Warbler in the birdy rose area was the highlight of a nice crisp walk around the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain this morning.
mattp...@gmail.comLocation: Arnold Arboretum
Observation date: 11/6/09
Notes: Cold, grey, overcast; high 30s. Nice loop w/ Luke and Syd of Beech Path, roses/ponds, bussey hill road, oaks, and conifers. Nashville a nice highlight in a dull fall, warbler-wise.
Number of species: 25
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Herring Gull (American) 3
Rock Pigeon 25
Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 29
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Winter Wren 1 Heard sweet short call and managed good looks by bussey brook downhill from conifers section
Hermit Thrush 1 rose area
American Robin 100
Northern Mockingbird 1 roses
European Starling 125
Cedar Waxwing 128
Nashville Warbler 1 Quick but good looks in roses; alerted by call; rich yellow throat and belly, sharply contrasting with deep grey head, full white eyering cumulatively enough to eliminte OCWA and VIWA.
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 7
Red-winged Blackbird 4
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 10
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