Seven birders came to the regular monthly birdwalk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on Saturday, June 11, led by Del Sargent and Mary Ann Good. We enjoyed a beautiful morning with an abundance of bird song and activity. Our total count of 58 is on the high side for the June walk. Highlights included a Red-headed Woodpecker, 7 warbler species including 3 Yellow-breasted Chats, and a Blue Grosbeak. It was nice to find a bright young Box Turtle beside the trail.
The list follows:
Canada Goose
Green Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Great-crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough Wing Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Mary Ann Good and Del Sargent