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Title: Rosetta McClain Gardens - May 1st
Post by: Bluffs Birder on May 01, 2012, 04:41:22 PM
A foggy and cold start to the day/month at Rosetta McClain Gardens in Scarborough but a few new arrivals helped to keep me going.  Here's a complete list of what I saw:

8:00AM - 1:00PM

Canada Goose, Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Double-crested Cormorant, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift (14), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Winter Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, American Goldfinch and House Sparrow.

Walter
Title: Re: Rosetta McClain Gardens - May 1st
Post by: Whittam on May 01, 2012, 04:58:29 PM
Hi Walter,  good list!  The only one I can add is Carolina Wren!   Nice to see the warblers starting to return.  That south west corner is a great spot!  We need chairs!  Good birding,  Terry
Title: Re: Rosetta McClain Gardens - May 1st
Post by: Bluffs Birder on May 01, 2012, 10:29:23 PM
Ah yes, our little wren friend, forgot all about him.  There were 2 Palms, 1 Yellow, 1 Black-and-white and several Yellow-rumped Warblers.  Chairs would be excellent in that corner.

Walter