Nice walk though the gardens this morning, 8:00 - 9:30. The highpoint was a hummingbird in the lower garden. This is very late for Ruby-throated, but I think that's what it was.
Also the beautiful adult White-Crowned Sparrow in the upper garden, a new arrival.
Great Blue Heron 1 flyover Ring-billed Gull 3 Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 F type. green irridescence on back, whitish under throughout. Short tail. Long straight bill, white behind eye. In tree in lower garden. Seen separately by another birder.
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 12 American Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 8 Tufted Titmouse 8 House Wren 3 Carolina Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 25 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling 10 Nashville Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 4 Eastern Towhee 1 m. upper garden Chipping Sparrow 12 Savannah Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 15 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 8 White-throated Sparrow 5 White-crowned Sparrow 1 ad, upper garden Northern Cardinal 1 Indigo Bunting 2 Common Grackle 15 House Finch 16 American Goldfinch 12 House Sparrow 4
Clouded Sulpher butterfly
Haynes,
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice day you had! I'm so glad the white crowned sparrow has been seen. Can't believe a hummer is still here. My mother-in-law is still getting them in North Carolina, but not in the numbers she gets throughout the summer. Also glad to hear the blue-headed vireo was around. Wish I could have been there. Hope a few of these guys stick around for the weekend!