Nature Done Wright

     Rob sez: Today was quality or quantity. Heard a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO at Greenway/Phairs–then heard and saw it or another along the path
leading to the tractor.

     Overall it's been one of my best years for
seeing Cuckoos.
    Also had nice looks at a singing ALDER FLYCATCHER.
While I hear a few every year at CF, getting a decent look at a singer
has proven very difficult the last few years. A "Traill's" Fly at the
Point may have been another Alder.

 Heard a PINE WARBLER singing from the parking lot (probably breeding across the street)
  P.S. Fred Weber saw 2 PURPLE MARTINS flying around the gourds early this morning!…

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Location:     The Celery Farm
Observation date:     5/20/09
Number of species:     35+
Field Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Canada Goose     X
Mute Swan     2
Wood Duck     X
Mallard     X
Great Blue Heron     1
Great Egret     1
Green Heron     2
Mourning Dove     1
Black-billed Cuckoo     1+ seen, possibly another heard
Chimney Swift     5+
Belted Kingfisher     1
Alder Flycatcher     1 singing
Willow Flycatcher     4+ (1 seen)
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's)     1
Eastern Kingbird     1 H
Warbling Vireo     X H
Red-eyed Vireo     1 H
Tree Swallow     X
Carolina Wren     1 H
Veery     2 H
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     X
Cedar Waxwing     4+
Yellow Warbler     X
Pine Warbler     1 H (likely a local breeder)
Blackpoll Warbler     1+ H
American Redstart     1 H
Northern Waterthrush     2+ H
Common Yellowthroat     X
Song Sparrow     X
Northern Cardinal     X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Baltimore Oriole     X H
House Finch     X H
American Goldfinch     X