Today was a chilly but lovely day, so we ended up birding at two parks for day 3. First my in-laws joined me for a hike at Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area. We saw 10 species, with highlights including Eastern Bluebirds and a pair of Northern Mockingbirds. There also was a beautiful male Northern Cardinal who posed for a picture.
Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area (10 species, 66 individuals)
- 3 Canada Geese
- 24 Mallards
- 14 Ring-billed Gulls
- 12 Turkey Vultures
- 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
- 1 Tufted Titmouse
- 2 Northern Mockingbirds
- 4 Eastern Bluebirds
- 4 Dark-eyed Juncos
- 1 Northern Cardinal
After Boundary Creek I ended up going to Strawbridge Lake. There have been some Common Mergansers in the area, so I wanted to see if they were around today. I started noticing Common Mergansers at Strawbridge within in the past 5 years, which was a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately they weren’t at the lake today but I did see some other species.
Strawbridge Lake (12 species, 38 individuals)
- 13 Canada Geese
- 4 Mallards
- 3 Mourning Doves
- 2 Ring-billed Gulls
- 2 Turkey Vulture
- 1 Downy Woodpecker
- 3 American Robins
- 4 House Sparrows
- 1 House Finch
- 2 Dark-eyed Juncos
- 2 White-throated Sparrows
- 1 Northern Cardinal
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology released their “halftime report” today. At the time of writing this post, 7,373 species have been seen and over 191,000 checklists have been submitted from 192 countries. Last year’s species total was 7,538, so it would be amazing to see if that total could be beat this year.
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