Sunday, April 3, 2011

Birding Marathon; Post Park

This post is backdated to reflect date of observation; Sunday, April 3, 2011. We had five individuals present for the bird walk and a few FOS species (noted in bold). Many wintering species were starting to sing before heading north, but are still around in good numbers.



















Species

X Wild Turkey (heard only)
10 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-tailed Hawk
5 American Coot
2 Killdeer
1 Eurasian Collared-Dove
12 White-winged Dove
1 Mourning Dove
2 Black-chinned Hummingbird
1 Belted Kingfisher
18 Golden-fronted Woodpecker
1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker
1 Say's Phoebe
14 Vermilion Flycatcher
3 Ash-throated Flycatcher
1 Bell's Vireo
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
6 Barn Swallow
4 Cactus Wren
2 Marsh Wren
2 Northern Mockingbird
1 Curve-billed Thrasher
8 European Starling
1 American Pipit
1 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Wilson's Warbler
7 Canyon Towhee
8 Chipping Sparrow
3 Vesper Sparrow
4 Lark Bunting
7 Savannah Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow
10 White-crowned Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal
3 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Scott's Oriole
3 House Finch
X Lesser Goldfinch (heard only)
3 House Sparrow

Total species reported: 39

Butterflies:
Monarch
Pearl Crescent ...one fresh, bright individual:


















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A few interesting bird sightings around Marathon earlier in the week:
Belted Kingfisher - 1 - NE side of town
Osprey - 2 - Marathon Motel, NE side of town
Scott's Oriole - 2 - NE side of town, along tracks near Marathon Coffee Shop

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