Happy Mothers' Day!

Common Yellowthroat

Best weather and best birding ever for the annual Newton Conservators/Friends of Nahanton Park Mothers' Day bird walk! 53 species including 14 warblers, and an enthusiastic and very observant group of 18 participants.

Here's a list ...  sorry about the latin.

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  4
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  1     Flyby at river, 8:00
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  6     Nest at eye level in juniper in Woodcock Field
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)  1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  3
Willow Flycatcher (Eastern) (Empidonax traillii traillii)  1     Visual, and call. At pond.
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)  2
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)  1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)  2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  1
Ovenbird
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  12
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  5
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  1
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)  3
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  20
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  10
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)  1
Magnolia Warbler
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  6
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  3
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)  3
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  12
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)  1
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)  1
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)  1
Wilsons Warbler
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  2
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  6
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  4
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  8
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)  6
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  10
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  6
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  12
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  15
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  5
Mother's Day Birding Group

We hope you'll join us for more walks in the fall! We will be posting the dates on the Nahanton Park website soon.