November 2, 2013 Jasper-Pulaski
On a chilly, windy, cloudy day, five birders braved the elements for Stockbridge Audubon's field trip to J-P. The biggest surprise was the almost total lack of waterfowl, even though we walked the Marsh Observation Trail, where there are always waterfowl this time of year. We stayed, of course, for the late afternoon spectacle of gathering Sandhill Cranes. It seemed to me to be a little less spectacular than usual, but still a good show. - 26 species
Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 8500
Killdeer 1
Wilson's Snipe 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 2
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 17
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Fox Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Eastern Meadowlark 4
American Goldfinch 9
- - Ed Powers
checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15549816
On a chilly, windy, cloudy day, five birders braved the elements for Stockbridge Audubon's field trip to J-P. The biggest surprise was the almost total lack of waterfowl, even though we walked the Marsh Observation Trail, where there are always waterfowl this time of year. We stayed, of course, for the late afternoon spectacle of gathering Sandhill Cranes. It seemed to me to be a little less spectacular than usual, but still a good show. - 26 species
Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 8500
Killdeer 1
Wilson's Snipe 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 2
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 17
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Fox Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Eastern Meadowlark 4
American Goldfinch 9
- - Ed Powers
checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15549816
