Red Fox at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land

Breakneck Hill Conservation Land was calling me today, and I couldn't resist.  I hoped today would be a good day for nature sightings.  It was about 20 degrees, considerably warmer than the last couple of single-digit temperature days.  From the parking lot, I saw a Northern Mockingbird and a couple of Blue Jays.

I had just made it to the top of the first hill when I saw a beautiful Red Fox.  His/her coat was perfect and the tail was just as fluffy as could be.  He was hunting around that wood pile, stopping only briefly to stare at me.

A Red-Tailed Hawk came out of the trees by the pond and flew low across the orchard to land below, nearer the wetlands.  I often see it perched in a tree down there, hunting.

 At the top of the next hill, I heard the call of a Red-Bellied Woodpecker.  It flew off but moments later returned to the same tree trunk.  An American Robin was also foraging in this same area.  I think it must have been finding fallen fruit on the ground.  There certainly was no earth soft enough to dig in!

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

I continued on along the back of the orchard, where the trail is bordered with heavy thickets.  I figured this would have been a good spot for birds to go to survive the "polar vortex".  I didn't see much, at first, but I heard some scratching around in the leaves, so I stood there for a few moments, waiting.  I soon noticed this little rabbit, trying not to be seen.

Assuming it was the same fox, I saw it run up the hill behind me while I was near the thickets.  This rabbit better be careful!

Someone must have given an "all clear" signal to the birds.  The thicket which had been quiet and seemingly empty was suddenly alive with Eastern Bluebirds, House Finches, and even a Carolina Wren.  I had just read a blog earlier today that Carolina Wrens, which have recently expanded their territory more to the north, are probably more at-risk to survive these recent bitter temperatures.  So, at least this one found a way to survive the cold!

It was a magical time as they flew around me, in and out of the thicket, down to the ground, up to fenceposts and down to milkweed stems and up to the branches of the apple trees, blue feathers flashing on all sides.  I am so happy that they survived the frigid temperatures!

Birding at Salisbury Beach State Reservation

I couldn't decide whether to go north to Salisbury Beach or south to Duxbury Beach.  Duxbury, in my opinion, is a much nicer walk, but Salisbury offered some birds (reported, anyway) that I had never seen!  In the end, the doppler radar helped me make up my mind.  Cloud cover was moving in from the south.  I made the right decision!  What a day!

I drove into the campgrounds first and found about 5 birders with scopes and cameras set on a bird off in the marshes.  I parked and asked if they had a Snowy Owl and was pleasantly surprised to find out it was a Short-Eared Owl, a life bird!  It was distant enough for a lousy photo, but I got a nice look at it through a man's massive camera.  The birders told me that an hour earlier it had been flying right in front of them all, nice and close.  Oh, come on!  When birding, those of us who missed an opportunity can't worry about what happened an hour ago!   While we were watching the Short-Eared Owl and willing it to take off from its resting place, I noticed another large bird flying low over the marsh that landed near the water's far edge.  A Snowy Owl!  It was even farther away than the Short-Eared, but wonderful to see anyway, and they were both surprised that I had spotted it when they hadn't.

While we watched the more interesting birds afar, I also spotted Song Sparrows and American Tree Sparrows hopping through the brush just off the road.

Short-Eared Owl (Trust me; it's there!)

I asked the two birders what else they had seen since they had been there all morning.  They mentioned Lapland Longspurs over at the boat ramp, which would be another life bird.  I headed there next!

Lapland Longspurs

There was also another Snowy Owl just across the water from the boat ramp!  You may need a circle around this owl, too!  Also from the boat ramp, I saw Buffleheads, Red Breasted Merganser and Long-Tailed Ducks.

As you can see in the following picture of the same owl, the clouds finally caught up with me, and the good lighting was pretty much gone for the day.

The clouds move in.

Horned Lark

You can see why the Snowy Owls would find this landscape similar to the arctic tundra.  This was the view of the marshland as I was exiting the reservation.  Of course, there was one more group of cars pulled off the road looking at a Snowy Owl, so I stopped one more time.  I saw the owl, another off at a good distance, but this one pure white (a male). 

There was a woman, off to the side of the rest of the people, and I moved over to join her, noticing that she was photographing a small flock of ground foraging birds.  They turned out to be Horned Larks.  While we were watching them, a hawk with a striped tail swooped in and plucked one of the unlucky, slower-reacting Horned Larks for its mid-afternoon snack.  Oh, I wish I would have captured that in a photo, but it happened so fast and I was just mesmerized watching it.  It was over in a matter of seconds.

 Seconds before the hawk

And after the hawk!

Just before I packed it up one last time, I spotted a Northern Harrier hunting over this same area.  A very popular spot, or was it just that time of day?  I don't know, but I really enjoyed my visit to Salisbury Beach.

Checking Several Winter Birding Spots

I tried for a Bald Eagle at Farm Pond this morning, but I had to be content with three Red-Tailed hawks, about a dozen Blue Jays, a fewTufted Titmice, two White-Breasted Nuthatch, a Dark-Eyed Junco, two Northern Flickers, Mute Swans, and a Song Sparrow.  I didn't feel this was too bad of an outcome since I didn't venture too far from the parking lot due to the snow.

Red-Tailed Hawk

Song Sparrow

This afternoon I thought I'd check out the crabapple trees in the country club parking lot in West Boylston.  Last year I had good luck here.  I found a nice flock of Cedar Waxwings, European Starlings and a couple of American Robins.

Cedar Waxwing

I was within 10 miles of the Worcester Airport so I headed over before the sun went down to see if I could find any interesting birds.  I found a small flock of Snow Buntings hanging out on a big pile of plowed snow at the end of the long-term parking lot.  They are so cute!

 Snow Bunting

Snow Buntings

Wild Turkey

We had about 10 inches of snow in the last 24 hours.  The roads were still a bit slippery throughout the day.   Rock salt was having little effect because it was too cold.  

I finally filled my gas tank during my lunch break today, so I decided to drive through Wildwood Cemetery and see if I could find Tom Turkey.  The roads in the cemetery were plowed, but only a single lane.  I'm not complaining!  I was surprised to find it plowed at all.

Tom looked like he was surviving the cold weather all right, hanging out near a stocked bird feeder just behind this gravestone.

According to the radio, it was 13 degrees but felt like -17 degrees if you factor in the wind chill.

A Nor'Easter and No Birdseed

I feel guilty.  A foot of snow is predicted, and I have no birdseed in my feeder.  We have entertained a lot in the last week, though, so there are stale chips, crackers, nuts and other leftovers available to toss onto the deck.  I also chopped up an apple.  I know the birds could peck at it, but if I don't chop it up, the squirrels will carry it away whole.

So far, my donations have attracted Tufted Titmice and Dark-Eyed Juncos.   Dark-Eyed Juncos like to shuffle on the ground to stir up something good to eat, and that's what they were doing on my tabletop.  I caught some pictures with the snow flying from their little dance.  Some people call them "snowbirds", and that's certainly a fitting nickname today.

Since the weather was not conducive to being outdoors (wind chill), and because the roads were slick and dangerous, and I was almost out of gas, I decided to stay home and just enjoy these little visitors to my deck.  Sometimes I think I appreciate them more when I can just watch them close up like this, see their feathers and coloring up close, and watch them enjoying their food as the storm ramps up.

This junco had a lot of brown feathers and was quite handsome.

New Year's Day Birding

My first bird of the new year was a Tufted Titmouse who came to pick at some cracker crumbs on our deck.

I repeated last year's New Year's Day outing today by heading up to Gloucester and Rockport in search of Harlequin Ducks.

It was in the mid 20s, and I didn't think it would be too bad out there, but the wind picked up and the chill picked up, and it felt pretty darn cold as the day went on.  I must say that I love my flannel-lined pants, though, and my legs have not been cold on hikes since I got them.  Really the only problem I had today was cold hands, teary eyes and a runny nose.

My first stop was at the public beach in Rockport, where a family with two young children was feeding the ducks.  There were a lot of mallards there and some gulls mixed in, fighting over the handouts.  Look at all those shiny green heads!

My next stop was at the Old Granite Pier in Rockport.

Buffleheads

Common Eiders

Red-Breasted Merganser (female)

My next stop was the public footpath at what I think is called Andrew's Point.  There were Harlequin Duck flocks visible in the distance both to the left and right of where I parked.  Ice from water flowing down the rocky shore blocked my path eventually to the left, without getting close enough for photos.  I headed back and the ducks that had been off to the right had moved closer, so with a little climbing I was able to get them in sight.  I also saw a good-sized flock of shorebirds flying in unison down the right shore, but was unable to identify them because of the distance.

I continued on to Halibut Point State Park, where I really experienced the wind chill as I walked down the trail and across the rocks to get as close to the ocean as possible.  Again, I had to deal with ice and at one point opted to plow through a thorny narrow path rather than slide across the ice.  I was able to get right down to the shore, though, and just kept myself back far enough to avoid the salt spray of the waves crashing against the rocks (which were forming icicles by the way).  The wind was really rough here, as you can see on the surface of the ocean.

Harlequin Ducks

Next I returned to downtown Rockport and took my obligatory photos of Motif #1, walked out to the end of Bearskin Neck and then stopped at the Red Skiff for clam chowder and a fried Haddock sandwich to warm up.

 Motif #1

Every bird counts in the new year, even the homely Rock Pigeon.

Rock Doves

Common Loon

Rockport entryway

After lunch, I walked very briefly at Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, which is very popular with dog walkers in the winter.  A large flock of Canada Geese and many gulls were present.  There were some shorebirds too, but it was too wet to get to where they were and I was not quite as motivated as earlier in the day.

Good Harbor Beach

I planned one more stop, if it wasn't closed, and that was at Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary.  On the road in, I came upon this Wild Turkey literally pecking a passing car.  I think they were afraid of running it over, and I ended up squeezing past them since they didn't seem to be able to drive around the turkey.  (When I drove by, the turkey was on the other side of the car.)

teeny tiny Boston from Eastern Point

Eastern Point Lighthouse

I don't know if you've ever walked on a breakwall before, but it's not that easy.  The granite is uneven and it has gaps between the blocks.  You really have to watch where you are putting your feet.  If you make a mistake, it's a long way down!

Herring Gull

Red-Breasted Merganser

Not a bad start to the new birding year!

2013 Butterfly List

Blog Maintenance Only
Posting this for personal record of 2013 butterfly sightings

1. American Copper, 5/20/2013, Hopkinton, MA
2. American Lady, 5/27/2013, Sherborn, MA
3. APRHODITE FRITILLARY *, 7/6/2013, Sherborn, MA
4. Appalachian Brown, Westboro, MA
5. Baltimore Checkerspot, 6/25/2013, Southboro, MA
6. Black Swallowtail, 4/30/2013, Hopkinton, MA
7. Broad-Winged Skipper, 7/14/2013, Westboro, MA
8. BRONZE COPPER, 9/15/2013, Wayland, MA
9. Cabbage White, 4/5/2013, Southboro, MA 
10. CHECKERED WHITE*, 6/20/2013, Prescott, AZ
11. Clouded Sulphur, 5/27/2013, Uxbridge, MA
12. COMMON CHECKERED SKIPPER*, 6/20/2013, Prescott, AZ; 9/7/2013, Northampton, MA
13. Common Ringlet, 5/27/2013, Sherborn, MA
14. Common Sootywing, 7/7/2013, Framingham, MA
15. Common Wood Nymph, 7/2/2013, Southboro, MA
16. Coral Hairstreak, 6/30/2013, Woburn, MA
17. Crossline Skipper, 7/14/2013, Shrewsbury, MA
18. DELAWARE SKIPPER*, 7/14/2013, Shrewsbury, MA
19. Dreamy Duskywing*, 5/17/2013, Sherborn, MA
20. Dun Skipper, 7/5/2013, Princeton, MA
21. Eastern Comma, 8/24/2013, Westboro, MA
22. Eastern Pine Elfin, 4/30/2013, Hopkinton, MA
23. EasternTailed-Blue, 4/27/2013, Cape May Court House, NJ; 5/24/2013, Hopkinton, MA
24. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, 5/12/2013, Ashland, MA
25. Edwards Hairstreak, 6/30/2013, Woburn, MA
26. FROSTED ELFIN*, 5/7/2013, Foxboro, MA
27. Gray Hairstreak, 5/7/2013, Foxboro, MA
28. Great Spangled Fritillary, 6/28/2013, Hopkinton, MA
29. Harvester, 9/10/2013, Ashland, MA
30. Hobomok Skipper, 6/9/2013, Boylston, MA
31. Horace's Duskywing, 7/3/2013, Sherborn, MA
32. JUNIPER HAIRSTREAK *, 8/10/2013, Hingham, MA
33. Juvenal's Duskywing, 5/7/2013, Foxboro, MA
34. Least Skipper, 7/28/2013, Southboro, MA
35. Leonard's Skipper, 9/4/2013, Sherborn, MA
36. Little Glassywing, 6/30/2013, Boylston, MA
37. Little Wood Satyr, 5/30/2013, Southboro, MA
38. Monarch, 7/28/2013, Southboro, MA
39. MORMON METAL-MARK*, 5/17/2013, Page, AZ
40. Mourning Cloak, 4/8/2013, Ashland, MA 
41. MULBERRY WING SKIPPER*, 7/14/2013, Westboro, MA
42. Northern Broken Dash Skipper
43. NORTHERN CLOUDYWING*, 5/27/2013, Sherborn, MA
44. NORTHERN PEARLY-EYE*, 7/14/2013, Westboro, MA
45. NORTHERN WHITE-SKIPPER*, 6/16/2013, Grand Canyon National Park
46. Orange Sulphur, 6/5/2013, Hopkinton, MA
47. Pearl Crescent, 4/27/2013, Cape May Court House, NJ; 5/17/2013 Ashland, MA
48. Peck's Skipper, 5/27/2013, Uxbridge, MA
49. Question Mark, 8/24/2013, Sherborn, MA
50. Red Admiral, 7/14/2013, Westboro, MA
51. RED-SPOTTED PURPLE*, 5/27/2013, Sherborn, MA
52. Silver-Bordered Fritillary, 8/31/2013, Sherborn, MA
53. Silver-Spotted Skipper, 6/5/2013, Hopkinton, MA
54. SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL*, 6/9/2013, Framingham, MA
55. Spring Azure, 4/13/2013, Sherborn, MA 
56. Striped Hairstreak, 6/30/2013, Woburn, MA
57. Summer Azure, 6/28/2013, Hopkinton, MA
58. Tawny Edged Skipper, 6/1/2013, Southboro, MA
59. Viceroy, 5/27/2013, Sherborn, MA
60. WESTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL*, 6/16/2013, Grand Canyon National Park
61. White Admiral, 8/21/2013, Southwest Harbor, ME
62. WILD INDIGO DUSKYWING*, 5/27/2013, Sherborn, MA
63. Zabulon Skipper, 6/9/2013, Boylston, MA

* Lifer


Yard List

1. Banded Hairstreak
2. Cabbage White
3. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
4. Eastern Comma
5. Great Spangled Fritillary
6. Harvester
7. Horace's Duskywing
8. Mourning Cloak
9. Northern Broken Dash Skipper
10. Peck's Skipper
11. Silver-Spotted Skipper
12. Spring Azure
13. Summer Azure
14. Viceroy
15. Zabulon Skipper

2013 Bird List

Blog Maintenance Only
Posting this for personal record of 2013 bird sightings

1. American Bittern*, Lancaster, MA (call only - not seen)
2. American Black Duck, Rockport, MA                                          
3. American Coot, Jamaica Plain, MA
4. American Crow, Southboro, MA
5. American Goldfinch, Ashland, MA
6. American Pipit *, Hopkinton, MA
7. American Redstart*, Auburn, MA
8. American Robin, Ashland, MA
9. American Tree Sparrow, Duxbury, MA
10. American Wigeon *, Sudbury, MA
11. American Woodcock, Framingham, MA
12. Atlantic Puffin *, Gloucester, MA
13. Bald Eagle, Concord, MA
14. Baltimore Oriole, Framingham, MA
15. Barn Swallow, Hopkinton, MA
16. Barred Owl*, Framingham, MA
17. Belted Kingfisher, Southboro, MA
18. Black-and-White Warbler, Southboro, MA
19. Black-Billed Cuckoo*, Concord, MA (call only - not seen)
20. Black-Capped Chickadee, Ashland, MA  
21. Black-Crowned Night Heron*, Worcester, MA
22. Black-Legged Kittiwake *, Gloucester, MA
23. Black-Throated Blue Warbler*, Cambridge, MA
24. Blackpoll Warbler*, Worcester, MA
25. Black Guillemot*, York, ME
26. Black Phoebe*, Williams, AZ
27. Blue Jay, Rockport, MA
28. Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher*, Lancaster, MA
29. Blue-Headed Vireo*, Newburyport, MA
30. Blue-Winged Teal *, Lancaster, MA
31. Boat-Tailed Grackle*, Ocean City, NJ
32. Bobolink *, Southboro, MA
33. Bonaparte's Gull *, Swampscott, MA
34. Brant, Duxbury, MA
35. Bridled Titmouse*, Prescott, AZ
36. Broad-Winged Hawk, Ashland, MA
37. Brown Creeper, Concord, MA
38. Brown-Headed Cowbird, Ashland, MA
39. Bufflehead, Boston, MA
40. Canada Goose, Hopkinton, MA
41. Carolina Wren, Ashland, MA
42. Caspian Tern*, Cape May Court House, NJ
43. Cedar Waxwing, West Boylston, MA  
44. Chimney Swift*, Cambridge, MA  
45. Chipping Sparrow, Cambridge, MA
46. Common Eider, Duxbury, MA
47. Common Goldeneye, West Boylston, MA
48. Common Grackle, Concord, MA
49. Common Loon, Hopkinton, MA
50. Common Merganser, Newburyport, MA
51. Common Nighthawk, Lancaster, MA
52. Common Raven, Williams, AZ
53. Common Redpoll, Hopkinton, MA
54. Common Yellowthroat, Cambridge, MA
55. Cooper's Hawk, Framingham, MA
56. Dark-Eyed Junco, Ashland, MA
57. Double-Crested Cormorant, Southboro, MA
58. Dovekie *, Gloucester, MA
59. Downy Woodpecker, Southboro, MA
60. Dunlin*, Lancaster, MA
61. Eastern Bluebird, Concord, MA  
62. Eastern Kingbird, Southboro, MA          
63. Eastern Phoebe, Natick, MA
64. Eastern Towhee, Foxboro, MA
65. Eastern Whip-poor-will*, Lancaster, MA (call only)
66. European Starling, West Boylston, MA
67. Field Sparrow, Lancaster, MA
68. Fox Sparrow, Southboro, MA
69. Gadwall, Newburyport, MA
70. Glossy Ibis*, Somers Point, NJ
71. Golden-Crowned Kinglet, Concord, MA
72. Gray Catbird, Southboro, MA
73. Great Black-Backed Gull, Rockport, MA
74. Great Blue Heron, Framingham MA    
75. Great Cormorant *, Gloucester, MA
76. Great Crested Flycatcher, Cambridge, MA
77. Great Egret, Somers Point, NJ
78. Great Horned Owl, Ashland, MA (call only, not seen)
79. Great Shearwater*, Bar Harbor, ME
80. Greater Scaup *, Hopkinton, MA
81. Greater Yellowlegs, Lancaster, MA
82. Green Heron, Southboro, MA
83. Green-Winged Teal, Lancaster, MA
84. Hairy Woodpecker, Concord, MA
85. Harlequin Duck *, Rockport, MA
86. Hermit Thrush, Hopkinton, MA
87. Herring Gull, Rockport, MA
88. Hooded Merganser, Hopkinton, MA
89. Hooded Warbler*, Marblehead, MA
90. Horned Grebe *, Rockport, MA
91. Horned Lark, Hull, MA
92. House Finch, Ashland, MA
93. House Sparrow, Framingham, MA
94. House Wren, Foxboro, MA
95. Iceland Gull *, Gloucester, MA
96. Indigo Bunting, Sherborn, MA
97. Ipswich Savannah Sparrow *, Duxbury, MA
98. Killdeer, Uxbridge, MA
99. Laughing Gull, Somers Point, NJ
100. Least Sandpiper, Lancaster, MA
101. Lesser Yellowlegs *, Lancaster, MA
102. Little Blue Heron, Ocean City, NJ
103. Little Tern *, Ogunquit, ME
104. Long-Tailed Duck *, Duxbury, MA    
105. Magnolia Warbler, Cambridge, MA
106. Mallard, Hopkinton, MA
107. Marsh Wren, Concord, MA
108. Mourning Dove, Ashland, MA
109. Mute Swan, Framingham, MA
110. Northern Cardinal, Ashland, MA
111. Northern Flicker, Southboro, MA
112. Northern Gannet *, Gloucester, MA
113. Northern Harrier, Newburyport, MA
114. Northern Mockingbird, Southboro, MA 
115. Northern Parula, Auburn, MA                                
116. Northern Pintail, Newburyport, MA
117. Northern Saw Whet Owl*, Northbridge, MA
118. Northern Shoveler*, Jamaica Plain, MA
119. Northern Shrike *, Uxbridge, MA
120. Northern Waterthrush*, Auburn, MA
121. Orchard Oriole*, Cambridge, MA
122. Osprey, Hopkinton, MA
123. Ovenbird, Hopkinton, MA
124. Palm Warbler, No. Grafton, MA
125. Pectoral Sandpiper *, Lancaster, MA
126. Peregrine Falcon, Worcester, MA
127. Pied-Billed Grebe, Jamaica Plain, MA
128. Pileated Woodpecker, Ashland, MA
129. Pine Grosbeak *, West Boylston, MA
130. Pine Warbler, Ashland, MA
131. Prairie Warbler*, Foxboro, MA
132. Purple Finch, Framingham, MA
133. Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Ashland, MA
134. Red-Breasted Merganser, Duxbury, MA
135. Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Boston, MA
136. Red-Eyed Vireo, Auburn, MA
137. Red-Tailed Hawk, Southboro, MA
138. Red-Winged Blackbird, Concord, MA
139. Redhead, Jamaica Plain, MA
140. Ring-Billed Gull, Marlboro, MA
141. Ring-Necked Duck, Framingham, MA
142. Rock Pigeon, Ashland, MA
143. Rose-Breasted Grosbeak*, Ashland, MA
144. Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Cambridge, MA
145. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Foxboro, MA
146. Ruddy Duck, Jamaica Plain, MA
147. Ruffed Grouse*, Lancaster, MA
148. Sanderling, Rockport, MA
149. Scarlet Tanager, Auburn, MA
150. Semi-Palmated Plover *, Hingham, MA
151. Semi-Palmated Sandpiper, Ogunquit, ME
152. Sharp-Shinned Hawk *, Newburyport, MA
153. Snow Bunting *, Worcester, MA
154. Snow Goose *, Southboro, MA        
155. Snowy Egret*, Cape May Court House, NJ  
156. Snowy Owl, Newburyport, MA  
157. Song Sparrow, Framingham, MA
158. Spotted Sandpiper, Hopkinton, MA
159. Spotted Towhee*, Prescott, AZ
160. Surf Scoter *, Duxbury, MA
161. Swamp Sparrow, Concord, MA
162. Tree Swallow, Concord, MA
163. Tufted Titmouse, Ashland, MA
164. Turkey Vulture, Worcester, MA
165. Veery*, Auburn, MA
166. Vesper Sparrow, Lancaster, MA
167. Virginia Rail *, Lancaster, MA
168. Warbling Vireo*, Cambridge, MA
169. White-Breasted Nuthatch, Ashland, MA
170. White-Crowned Sparrow*, Lancaster, MA
171. White-Faced Ibis*, Williams, AZ
172. White-Throated Sparrow, Southboro, MA
173. White-Winged Crossbill, Southboro, MA
174. White-Winged Scoter, Boston, MA
175. Wild Turkey, Ashland, MA
176. Willet*, Ocean City, NJ                 
177. Wilson's Snipe *, Lancaster, MA
178. Wilson's Warbler*, Auburn, MA
179. Wood Duck, Concord, MA
180. Yellow Warbler*, Lancaster, MA
181. Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Natick, MA

* Life bird

Yard List

1. American Crow
2. American Goldfinch
3. American Robin
4. Black-Capped Chickadee
5. Black and White Warbler
6. Blue Jay
7. Broad-Winged Hawk
8. Brown Creeper
9. Canada Goose (flyover)
10. Carolina Wren
11. Chipping Sparrow
12. Common Grackle
13. Common Redpoll
14. Dark-Eyed Junco
15. Downy Woodpecker
16. Eastern Bluebird
17. Eastern Phoebe
18. Fox Sparrow
19. Golden-Crowned Kinglet
20. Gray Catbird
21. Great Blue Heron (flyover)
22. Great Horned Owl (call, not seen)
23. House Finch
24. House Wren
25. Mourning Dove
26. Northern Cardinal
27. Pileated Woodpecker
28. Pine Warbler
29. Red-Bellied Woodpecker
30. Red-Tailed Hawk
31. Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
32. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
33. Sharp-Shinned Hawk
34. Song Sparrow
35. Tufted Titmouse
36. Turkey Vulture (flyover)
37. White-Breasted Nuthatch
38. White-Throated Sparrow
39. Yellow-Rumped Warbler