Birding Unplugged (no Merlin Bird ID, no eBird)
| Trip leader, Recorder, & Photographer: Megan Bolcar | Date of trip: May 31, 2026 |
| Location: South Wind Trailhead portion of MPEA | Number attending: 7 |
| Details: During the trip, no one turned on Merlin or eBird; instead, they concentrated on observing and listening. Only after the trip were the records transferred to an eBird checklist. The highlight was getting a great look at a Great Horned Owl! | |
eBird link with bird photos |
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Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Great Horned Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 1
American/Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 5
Tree Swallow 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Northern House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 3
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 9
Eastern Towhee 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Ovenbird 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Parula 2
Northern Cardinal 7
Indigo Bunting 3