Today's bird list, with comments

I've added some links on the more interesting critters, and some notes

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Great Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron - this was a treat, I see one or two every year

Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
American Coot - seems late
Solitary Sandpiper - flying with wing flicks, unususal here
Spotted Sandpiper - two together
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher

Red-headed Woodpecker - a real treat always, but hardly ever at Leatherwood. There are a coupleof places in town where they are relaible.

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo - sounds like a red-eye, but some phrases are extended, loud too

Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow - two males in conflict, maybe we'll get a nest
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren

Bewick's Wren - this is special, they've nested sucessfully at Leatherwood, but only seen a couple of times last year. Hoping for another nesting. They look like Carolina's but have white bellies instead of orangeish.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler - saw two males chasing, with a female watching
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler - a singing male, gorgeous. I think they could nest here, I have a record from near Ozark, but they head on north every year.

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler - in its regular place on the far side of the lake
Black-and-white Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush - numbers seem to fall, maybe because of dryness
Kentucky Warbler - they're back
Summer Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow - a pair with bright orange legs
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting - the electric blue blessing, first one at Leatherwood
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird

Orchard Oriole - suddenly there are five or six, singing and claiming trees. Leatherwood is one of the best palces around to see them.

American Goldfinch

Number of Species: 60