OBSERVATIONS IN HINCKLEY May 4, 2009
Hinckley Twp. park, Rt. 303 & River Rd. 7:45 to 9:00 PM
Canada Goose 2 flyover
Wood Duck - 2 flybys
Mallard 2 flyby
Great Blue Heron 2 flyover
Turkey Vulture 2 flyover (cant be in Hinckley without a TUVU!)
Killdeer 1
American Woodcock 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 5
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2 (pair) at nest cavity near
entrance & 1 additional bird = 3
Blue Jay 3
Barn Swallow 3 flying around fields
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 2
Yellow Warbler 4
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 3
Also noted:
Vole sp.
Many small crabapple trees in bloom, autumn olive
shrubs getting close to blooming
No evidence of amphibians, none heard calling this
evening hmmmm.
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Woodcock field in evening © Mary Anne Romito
Field at Hinckley Twp © Mary Anne Romito |