Photo: Black-crowned night heron by Derrick Johnson

Hello everyone,

Our bird families continue to grow. We saw a mama Baltimore Oriole on her nest and Orchard Orioles flying to and from their nest outside the Japanese Garden. A Northern Cardinal was sitting on her nest near the golf driving range and one of our birders spotted a Northern Flicker visiting their nest tree cavity.

Our resident Black-crowned Night Heron was standing guard in the Japanese Garden. A female American Redstart was observed in the middle of the Island, which was a bit of a surprise in late June. It was nice to find some Cedar Waxwings and a Spotted Sandpiper.

The surprise sighting of the day was of a deer who came to drink from the lagoon by the driving range. The drought must be forcing them to find new sources of water.

BIRDERS:  Paul, Marian, Jennie, Cheryl, Dennis, Gary, Lucy, Leslie, Eileen, Monica, Tracy, Renate, Rob, Pam, Emilie and welcome to Jeff, Jack, David, Prasad, Julie, Lex and Rick.

TIME:   8:00am to 11:30am   

WEATHER: Sunny, low 70s

Compiler: Cheryl        

1. Canada Goose   Number observed: 29

2. Wood Duck   Number observed: 4

3. Mallard   Number observed: 8

4. Chimney Swift   Number observed: 5

5. Ruby-throated Hummingbird   Number observed: 1

6. Spotted Sandpiper   Number observed: 2

7. Ring-billed Gull   Number observed: 9

8. Caspian Tern   Number observed: 1

9. Double-crested Cormorant   Number observed: 1

10. Great Blue Heron   Number observed: 3

11. Green Heron   Number observed: 2

12. Black-crowned Night-Heron   Number observed: 2

13. Downy Woodpecker   Number observed: 1

14. Northern Flicker   Number observed: 2

15. Eastern Kingbird   Number observed: 1

16. Warbling Vireo   Number observed: 4

17. American Crow   Number observed: 2

18. Black-capped Chickadee   Number observed: 3

19. Northern Rough-winged Swallow   Number observed: 2

20. Purple Martin   Number observed: 15

21. Barn Swallow   Number observed: 15

22. Cliff Swallow   Number observed: 9

23. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Number observed: 4

24. House Wren  Number observed: 1

25. European Starling   Number observed: 4

26. Gray Catbird   Number observed: 4

27. American Robin   Number observed: 9

28. Cedar Waxwing   Number observed: 4

29. House Sparrow   Number observed: 5

30. American Goldfinch   Number observed: 6

31. Song Sparrow   Number observed: 2

32. Orchard Oriole   Number observed: 3

33. Baltimore Oriole   Number observed: 8

34. Red-winged Blackbird   Number observed: 10

35. Brown-headed Cowbird   Number observed: 1

36. Common Grackle   Number observed: 2

37. Common Yellowthroat   Number observed: 2

38. American Redstart   Number observed: 1

39. Yellow Warbler   Number observed: 13

40. Northern Cardinal   Number observed: 5

41. Indigo Bunting   Number observed: 2

If you’d like more information about a bird, check out the All About Birds ID guide:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/

Corrections, additions and comments are welcome.

Good birding everyone,

Jennie