The Calamus Swampers Birdathon Team was represented this year by Blaine & Ann Keckley, Lori Patterson, and Linda Benner. Special props for Ann, who provided a wonderful surprise brunch out of the rain!
We did our Birdathon from 6:00 am – 2:00 pm. The temperature was lovely, in the 70’s, but we started with a light sprinkle that developed into a moderate rain lasting until 11:00. After that, skies were overcast.
Between Calamus Swamp and side excursions to Canal Park and Charlie’s Pond, we totaled 66 species for the day. Here’s the list:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Hooded Mergansers (females and young)
Ring-necked Pheasant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black & Turkey Vultures
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
King Rail (the highlight of the day!)
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow (but no Rough-winged Swallows)
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wrens
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackpoll
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Henslow’s Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow