Strafford County Complex bird walk 9-14 34 species

[Dan Hubbard]

Sixteen birders joined me for a pleasant walk around the Strafford County Complex yesterday. It started with a little excitement as a flock of Blue Jays mobbed a Cooper's Hawk and a Sharp-shinned Hawk which were not too impressed. Subsequently, things were very quiet with nothing particularly unusual. The weather was nice, however, and the group did not appear to be especially bored. Many thanks to Kathy Carson who tallied the species below. Dan Hubbard, Rochester

Wood Duck-6
Rock Pigion-5
Mourning Dove-3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird-1
Killdeer-1
Herring Gull-10
Great Black-backed Gull-1
Osprey-1
Sharp-shinned Hawk-1
Cooper's Hawk-1
Red-bellied Woodpecker-3
Downy Woodpecker-2
Pileated Woodpecker-1
Northern Flicker-3
Eastern Phoebe-1
Blue Jay-19
American Crow-1
Common Raven-1
Black-capped Chickadee-3
Tufted Titmouse-2
Red-breasted Nuthatch-3
Northern House Wren-1
Carolina Wren-1
European Starling-40
Gray Catbird-8
American Robin-2
Cedar Waxwing-1
House Sparrow-2
House Finch-5
American Goldfinch-4
Song Sparrow-5
Common Yellowthroat-1
American Redstart-1
Northern Cardinal-5