Trip Highlights

The river was quite high, but our small group of three managed to view some interesting bird behavior and garner 28 species.  There were Great Blue Herons and Turkey Vultures feeding on Shad in the river below the dam. We visited Canal Park to take advantage of wonderful views up and down the river.  From this location a Bald Eagle’s nest is visible, but the one young produced this year had already fledged.  Probably the most interesting behavior we observed was an aerial battle between an adult Bald Eagle and an Osprey.  It was quite a sight!  Click below to view complete trip list.

Six members gathered under mostly cloudy skies to enjoy the annual Mother's Day walk at Robinson State Park.  The temps were in the mid-50s, with a light breeze.  We counted a total of 60 species.  Click below to view complete trip list.

Ten members joined in for a 2-mile walk, identifying a total of 39 species.  Click below to view species list.

Nine members gathered for a two hour walk on the rail trail.  We identified 38 species with some quite special observations, including great looks at a non-bird species—an Eastern Red Bat. The rarest bird species was a Least Bittern, which flew up from reeds on pond across open water and landed in another reed bed.  The last bird of the evening, a Barred Owl, was spotted for the group by one sharp-eyed birder. Click below to view complete trip list.

Five hardy souls showed up at Stebbins this morning.  We gave it the old college try for about 10 minutes and then the rain started in earnest so we all voted to call it.  We did see 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 Swamp Sparrow, 1 Grackle and the usual Red-winged Blackbird suspects (5 or 6).