Young Birder Outing at Schooley Mill Park
| Trip leaders: Jayden Ward, Sydney King, Roshan Vignarajah, and Floralei Renjifo. Recorder: Jayden Ward, Adult mentors: Terri Berkheimer and Issel Anne Lim. Photographer: George Berkheimer |
Date of trip: August 3, 2024 |
| Location: Schooley Mill Park | Number attending: 15 |
| Details: HCBC Secretary Chuck Stirrat presented “thank you” coins to Issel, Ward, and Floralei. Summer day in the low to mid-80s, sunny and negligible wind. Walk around the fields and woods of Schooley Mill Park, led by young birders, who helped young and old newcomers with visual and audio identification. (Click to enlarge photos.) | |
eBird link and bird photos |
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Mourning Dove 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 10
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 3
Purple Martin 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
Cliff Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 16
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 6
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 4