Jane and I joined up with Mark Suomala for some birding in the Concord
area today. We visited the Karner Blue Easement, Horseshoe Pond, and
the Locke Road trail. A nice day and we finished with 3 new FOY's.
From reports around the State it appeared that a good number of early
migrants arrived last night! Expect lots more early next week!
Total list (56 species):
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Canada Goose 95
Wood Duck 1
Northern Pintail 1 male at Horseshoe Pond.
Green-winged Teal 4. 2 pairs at Horseshoe Pond.
Ring-necked Duck 15
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 1. Concord Airport from Karner Blue Easement.
Bald Eagle 1 adult at Horseshoe Pond.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 1 at Concord Airport.
Merlin 1 at Horseshoe Pond.
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 1 (FOY) at Horseshoe Pond.
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 11
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 18
Vesper Sparrow 1. Concord Airport from Karner Blue Easement.
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 7. Apparently just arrived at Concord Airport a few
days ago. Everywhere now!
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 31
Black-and-white Warbler 2 (FOY) at Karner Blue Easement and Locke Road.
Yellow Warbler 3 (FOY). All at Horseshoe Pond.
Palm Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 18
Northern Cardinal 6
Also had 3 species of butterflies and 1 species of dragonfly:
Eastern Comma - 1
Spring Azure - 1
Cabbage White - 3
Common Green Darner - 2 at Horseshoe Pond.
