Having a hour to kill and being in the area I decided to visit the Colonel. Not alot of birds but a nice diversity. and alot of visible nesting going on.
Highlights 56 Species
Waterfowl 8 species including 175 Long-tailed Ducks, 8 Buffleheads and a American Wigeon drake.
Common Loon 9
Red-necked Grebe 1
32 Bonaparte's Gulls
Cooper's Hawk female sitting on the nest. The nest is located directly above the main N-S trail east of the powerhouse and 80 feet south of the main road along the trail. I predict there are going to be a few passersby chased by the adults once the chicks hatch.
Black-bellied Plover a flyby heading east.
1 Dead Long-eared Owl appears something killed it recently. hmm....Cooper's?
Warblers 30 birds approximately of 10 species: 1 Blackburnian, 1 Northern Parula, Chestnut sided 1, black-throated blue 2, Black-throated green 2, Black and White 1, Yellow-rumped 2, Ovenbird 2, American Redstart 2, and rest were yellow warblers.
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
Flycatchers: 1 Eastern Wood Pewee, 1 Great Crested, 1 Eastern kingbird and 1 Olive-sided
Also seen Wood Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Bobolinks, and several Baltimore Orioles including one that does an irritating pseudo olive-sided flycatcher call.
The small spruces and white pines in the park seem to have an active nest in 1 in 4 trees. Mostly Robins and Mourning Doves. One 15 foot White Pine was a condo. The top nest (9 feet up) was last year's robin nest being used by a mourning dove and down at the 4 foot level was this year's robin's nest.
