Migratory Bird Day Hike at Lake Leatherwood

All the participants had a great time, and we tallied 57 species. I went back on Sunday and got 59, but many of them were new from Saturday, so the total species for the two days was 72. Warblers were good with an up-close Prothonotary, and two Yellows near the small meadow. Five species of Vireos, including Warbling and Philadelphia.

The really good finds were a Palm Warbler, a first for the park, and a Gray-cheeked Thrush, a first for my state list, and for the park too.

Here's the complete list for the two days


SPECIES SEEN

From 4/28/2007 to 4/29/2007 ~ in Lake Leatherwood ~ 72 seen

GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe

HERONS, EGRETS AND
BITTERNS
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron

DUCKS, GEESE AND
SWANS
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler

NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture

HAWKS, EAGLES AND
KITES
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk

TURKEYS
Wild Turkey

RAILS, GALLINULES AND
COOTS
American Coot

SANDPIPERS
Spotted Sandpiper

PIGEONS AND DOVES
Mourning Dove

SWIFTS
Chimney Swift

HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

WOODPECKERS
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird

SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow

KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing

WRENS
Carolina Wren
House Wren

THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin

GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

CHICKADEES AND
TITS
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse

NUTHATCHES
White-breasted Nuthatch

CROWS AND JAYS
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow

VIREOS AND ALLIES
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo

WOOD WARBLERS
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler

SPARROWS, TOWHEES,
JUNCOS
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow

SALTATORS, CARDINALS
AND ALLIES
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting

BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES,
GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole

FINCHES, SISKINS,
CROSSBILLS
American Goldfinch
--------- STATISTICS ---------
Species seen - 72