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Pigeon River FWA
October 23, 2021

Seven members of Stockbridge Audubon Society traveled up north to Pigeon River FWA this morning, in search of Fall migrants. The weather was mostly cool and cloudy, but with it being late October, we were (mostly) prepared for it. The birding wasn't exactly hot either, with most of our stops not producing a whole lot. But, all in all, we ended up with a decent count of thirty-five species. We saw 30 Sandhill Cranes, over 100 Robins, and six species of waterfowl.  But, the bird of the day was definitely the adult Golden Eagle that was kind enough to soar right over us for several minutes as we were eating our lunch at Parking Lot A3, near the west end of the property.

Trip leader - John Winebrenner

Canada Goose  61
Wood Duck  4
Blue-winged Teal  4
Northern Shoveler  2
Gadwall  5
Mallard  50
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  10
Mourning Dove  35
Sandhill Crane  30
Killdeer  3
Ring-billed Gull  10
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  25
Golden Eagle  1    Adult, soaring overhead at Parking Area A3. An all dark Eagle with very little head projection, and soaring with a slight                                   dihedral and a widely fanned tail. The secondaries were long, creating a curvy trailing edge of the wing. Due to the (lack                               of) lighting, the golden nape was not visible.  Unlike a juvenile Bald Eagle, this bird had no white on the belly or the                                       underwing coverts.
Bald Eagle  1    Adult
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  3
Blue Jay  27
American Crow  14
Black-capped Chickadee  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
European Starling  12
Eastern Bluebird  6
American Robin  110    Including an estimated 100 birds in one large flock.
House Sparrow  5
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  6
Dark-eyed Junco  2
White-crowned Sparrow  10
Red-winged Blackbird  140
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  4
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