Trip Report for Greenstone Hollow Walk, Oct 9, 2021
Leaders – Diane & Chris Fisher
Participants – 18 ( including leaders)
Weather – Overcast, upper 50’s to low 60’s
Length of Trip/Terrain – Approximately 8am – 11am – about 1.9 miles total. Terrain was mostly flat mowed paths, easy walking – some wet areas. At about 9:45 we returned to the starting point after birding the trails immediately adjacent to Ridge Blvd on both sides. At that point some people had to leave. 9 of us continued on to the back of the property.
Highlights of Birds Seen – We saw 21 species of birds which was reported on e-bird. We started with several large flocks of birds flying around. These included Red-winged Blackbirds, Starlings and Cedar Waxwings. We had good looks at the Northern Flicker in the scope and the White-throated Sparrows had returned en masse! Merle Yoder, a photographer and member, stayed afterwards on his own and also photographed Common Yellowthroat and Ruby-crowned Kinglet. They were not included in the “official” list since they weren’t seen during the trip.
Here is the bird list as recorded by Larry Lunden:
Canada Goose 20
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 13
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 60
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 45
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
White-throated Sparrow 25
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird 90
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Northern Cardinal 2
Merle Yoder shared some of his photos taken on this trip below.
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