Nature Done Wright

Rob sez: Pine Siskins: mostly flyover flocks–incl. a flock of 70+
birds. Saw 4 birds perched w/ Goldfinches. Most I’ve ever seen at the
CF. They arrived yesterday w/ 7+ birds.
  (Jim W. interjects: Stiles Thomas and Co. had roughly 450 Pine Siskins fly past the hawk watch at Stateline Lookout between 11 a.m.and noon today. Full report tomorrow)

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Location:     The Celery Farm
Observation date:     10/13/08
Notes:     Pine Siskins: mostly flyover flocks–incl. a flock of 70+
birds. Saw 4 birds perched w/ Goldfinches. Most I’ve ever seen at the
CF. They arrived yesterday w/ 7+ birds.
Number of species:     38

Mute Swan     3
Wood Duck     X
Mallard     X
Northern Shoveler     X
Green-winged Teal     X
Merlin     1
Ring-billed Gull     1
Mourning Dove     X
Belted Kingfisher     X
Downy Woodpecker     X
Hairy Woodpecker     2 (H)
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     X
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Carolina Wren     X (H)
Golden-crowned Kinglet     X (H)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     5+
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     1
European Starling     X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     6+
Palm Warbler (Western)     1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)     10+
Common Yellowthroat     2
Field Sparrow     3
Song Sparrow     X
Lincoln’s Sparrow     1
Swamp Sparrow     X
White-throated Sparrow     X
White-crowned Sparrow     4+ (1 ad., 3+ Im)
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     5
Northern Cardinal     X
Red-winged Blackbird     50+
Common Grackle     X
Purple Finch     2 (flyovers)
Pine Siskin     144+ (4 perched)
American Goldfinch     50+