, my husband Steve and I spent a couple of hours this morning birding in Surrey, near the old gravel pit and along the river. The light was terrible, but it was possible to ID 37 species: Warblers: Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Common Yellow-throat, American Redstart, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian, Pine, Black-throated Green. We also saw Warbling Vireo; American Robin; Gray Catbird; Brown Thrasher; Mockingbird; European Starling; Red-winged Blackbird; Snipe; Mallard; Great Blue Heron; American Crow; Blue Jay; Baltimore Oriole; Song Sparrow; Chipping Sparrow; White-throated Sparrow; American Goldfinch; Northern Flicker; Downy Woodpecker; Red-bellied Woodpecker; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker; Tufted titmouse; Eastern Kingbird; Canada Geese; Least Flycatcher; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Barn Swallow; Chimney Swift; Mourning Dove. What a fun morning!
