A bird walk was held this morning was collaboration of Mountaineer Audubon and the WVU Core Arboretum.
The twenty birders enjoyed beautiful clear skies. Dr. Chris Rota, Mountaineer Audubon VP, demonstrated bird banding and explained his research with migrating White-throated Sparrow.
We had a close view of a Blue-winged Teal in fresh breeding plumage. We admired the iridescence of it head feathers.
LeJay Graffious Morgantown Monongalia County, WV
Apr 16, 2024 7:38 AM Traveling 1.34 miles 126 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Mountaineer Audubon Arboretum Bird Walk
13 Canada Goose 8 Wood Duck 1 Blue-winged Teal 2 Mallard 2 Bufflehead 5 Mourning Dove 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Broad-winged Hawk 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Warbling Vireo -- First of Year. Singing along the Monongahela River. 5 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Carolina Wren 1 Northern Mockingbird 3 Eastern Bluebird 5 American Robin 7 American Goldfinch 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Field Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6 White-throated Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 3 Eastern Towhee 1 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5 Yellow-throated Warbler 9 Northern Cardinal
