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HAS’s Trails Day birdwalk at the Greenstone Hollow Nature Preserve, led by Larry Lunden and Sarah Faulkner, was attended by 12 people on the gorgeous morning of Saturday, June 1st.  Highlights included hearing a blue-winged warbler, watching lots of red-winged blackbirds over the marshes, and being serenaded by many catbirds. Huge thanks to Chris Fisher and Doug Beach who constructed a gorgeous new bridge over the stream in time for the walk.  Recent rains made the trail muddy, but we persevered and enjoyed the hike.

Respectfully submitted, Sarah Faulkner

The day was clear and sunny.  The previous night was rainy, so we had some mud to walk through.  The leaves were out, so we practiced birding by ear.  Six of us gathered for the Greenstone trip.

The roadside started us off with a variety of birds.  A Great Blue Heron flew over.  We heard a Black and white Warbler and our first Baltimore Oriole.

In the shrubby field we found a scattering of Common Yellowthroats and Blue-winged Warblers.  We are trying to improve the habitat for such shrub nesting species.  Some of the trails were covered with water, so we omitted part of the loop.

In the marsh we heard a couple of Wood Thrush singing in the distance.

We had a total of 21 species, including 3 warblers.

Respectfully submitted,  Larry Lunden,  trip guide

Species:

Canada Goose  3, Mourning Dove  9, Great Blue Heron  3, Eastern Phoebe  1, Blue Jay  1, Tree Swallow  1, Tufted Titmouse  2, Wood Thrush  2, American Robin  6, Gray Catbird  6, Cedar Waxwing  6, American Goldfinch  4, Song Sparrow  3, Baltimore Oriole  4, Red-winged Blackbird  11, Common Grackle  1, Blue-winged Warbler  3, Black-and-white Warbler  1, Common Yellowthroat  3, Northern Cardinal  5, House Sparrow  2

A sunny cool morning warmed up a bit as nine HAS members roamed these beautiful woods and power line. We started with an open sighting of a Black-throated Blue Warbler after Redstarts and Ovenbirds at the cars. In all we identified 51 species plus a possible Orchard Oriole. The highlight, most likely,-close looks at a Cerulean Warbler. Beautiful, friendly morning!!

Respectfully submitted, Trip Leader, Ernie Harris

A cloudy and gray day greeted us as we started out the walk.  There had been rain the previous days, and the leaves were coming out.  Seven of us turned out to see what was in the park.

The upper level had the usual birds. The upper part of the quarry rewarded us with a Pine Warbler and a flyover Osprey.  We also found a Yellow-rumped Warbler and a singing Wood Thrush.

On the lower levels we had a flyover Common Raven, a new species for this trip.  Also a Common Yellowthroat showed itself briefly.

The meadows were flooded over from the recent rain, so we had to skip that area.   Overall we had 23 species, including 3 warblers.

Larry Lunden

Species at Quarry Park:

Canada Goose  1,  Mourning Dove  3,  Great Blue Heron  1,  Osprey  1,  Red-bellied Woodpecker  6,  Northern Flicker  1,  Eastern Phoebe  2,  Blue Jay  11,  American Crow  2,  Common Raven  1,  Black-capped Chickadee  1,  Tufted Titmouse  3,  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1,  Wood Thrush  2,  American Robin  11,  Northern Mockingbird  1,  American Goldfinch  3,  Song Sparrow  1,  Red-winged Blackbird  7,  Common Yellowthroat  1,  Pine Warbler  2,  Yellow-rumped Warbler  1,  Northern Cardinal  6

23 species

New this year:

Common Raven

Audibles and Edibles’ Trip report-4/27/19