June 10th, 2010, Ornithology Field Trip

We had a very enjoyable field trip to Davidson's Mill Pond Park in Middlesex County. We saw and heard just over 40 species (includes birds seen in the ENR parking lot). Highlights were Orchard Oriole, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbirds, fledgling Common Grackles, interspecific aggression between Red-winged Blackbird and Great Blue Heron, and Blue Grosbeak. Full species list is below the pictures.


Male and Female Common Yellowthroat (Family Parulidae)


Female Common Yellowthroat (Family Parulidae)


Eastern Kingbird (Family Tyrannidae)


Fledgling Common Grackles (Family Icteridae)


Great Blue Heron (Family Ardeidae)


House Wren (Family Troglodytidae)


Male Orchard Oriole (Family Icteridae)


Full Species List:

Great Blue Heron Chickadee species (probably hybrid)
Green Heron Tufted Titmouse
Canada Goose House Wren
Mallard American Robin
Sharp-shinned Hawk Wood Thrush
Killdeer Gray Catbird
Spotted Sandpiper Northern Mockingbird
Gull species Cedar Waxwing
Rock Pigeon European Starling
Mourning Dove Common Yellowthroat
Chimney Swift Northern Cardinal
Red-bellied Woodpecker Indigo Bunting
Northern Flicker Blue Grosbeak
Eastern Kingbird Song Sparrow
Eastern Wood-Pewee Chipping Sparrow
Great Crested Flycatcher Orchard Oriole
Red-eyed Vireo Baltimore Oriole
Blue Jay Red-winged Blackbird
American Crow Common Grackle
Fish Crow Brown-headed Cowbird
Barn Swallow American Goldfinch
Northern Rough-winged Swallow House Finch


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