Magee Marsh Field Trip

Today Blackbrook Audubon took a field trip to Magee Marsh. I went up on Friday afternoon with a few friends to scope things out. Our first bird on the beach was a life bird for me and my friends. A Kirtland Warbler as seen in the picture above. He was quite cooperative as many photographers surrounded him as he put on his show. Unfortunately he did not make an appearance on Saturday for the other Blackbrook birders who joined us.

Beaty Landing

This birding season May 2010 through April 2011 Blackbrook Audubon will be monitoring Lake Metro Parks Beaty Landing. We have monthly hikes on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 8:00 AM as well as the 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 PM. These hikes are free. Today was our first bird hike for the season on this cold and chilly day. Here are the results:
3 Canada Geese
7 Mallards
2 Great Blue Heron
7 Turkey Vultures
1 Solitary Sandpiper
1 Ring-billed Gull
2 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Warbling Vireo
4 Blue Jay
5 American Crow
3 Northern Roughwinged Swallow
2 Bank Swallow
6 Cliff Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
2 Carolina Wren
4 House Wren
3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Eastern Bluebird
2 Wood Thrush
7 American Robin
5 Gray Catbird
2 Brown Thrasher
30 Yellow Warbler
1 Magnolia Warbler
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Scarlet Tanager
5 Song Sparrow
2 White-crowned Sparrow
15 Northern Cardinal
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
5 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
14 Brown-headed Cowbird
3 Baltimore Oriole
40 American Goldfinch

If you have the time, join us on one of the bird hikes. Beginners welcome.