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David Walmark and I today set out for Second Peninsula. We did not spend m=
uch time there though as on the way we were passing through Indian Path. T=
he whole way through there was just a constant movement of birds. We made =
two stops and the numbers of birds present were mind boggling. There were =
too many at the second stop for the brain to possibly process. I know that=
I only captured or saw a quarter of what was there. Rough estimates of wh=
at we saw were as follows.
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Belted Kingfisher 1
Herring Gull 2
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Black-capped Chickadee 6
American Goldfinch 3
Common Yellowthroat 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
Blue Jay 4
Blue-headed Vireo 1
American Crow 11
Northern Flicker 2
Palm Warbler 13
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Cedar waxwing 10
Gray Catbird 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Purple Finch 1
Magnolia Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Osprey 5
American Robin 17
European Starling 150
Northern Parula 3
Song Sparrow 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
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There were a number of other woodpeckers and I could hear them banging away=
at a number of other locations. I could not see them though to get a coun=
t. I would say there were at least three or four other woodpeckers present=
. From the sound I would say both Pileated and yellow-bellied sapsuckers w=
ere also there. Birds kept whizing past constantly and did not stop long e=
nough for id. Therefore=2C warbler numbers would likely be three or four t=
imes greater than I've listed. I only listed what I saw and could id. At =
times there were so many palm warblers that it was hard to judge numbers=2C=
and I know that I missed a number of yellow-rumped warblers as they moved =
by. There were so many birds that we found it hard to focus on any one. I=
found myself falling into the trap of constantly getting distracted to oth=
er birds and I kept saying wow. You would think that I would have gotten o=
ver that by now. It's just that I've not run into such large numbers of bi=
rds at one location in a long time. The numbers above might not seem large=
at a quick view=2C but you had to be there to conceive just how many birds=
there were. My numbers just do not do it justice.
=20
Second Peninsula
=20
At least 21 bobolinks and larger numbers of house sparrows than normal were=
the only real observations of note.
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James R. Hirtle
East LaHave
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David Walmark and I today set out for Second Peninsula. =3B We did not =
spend much time there though as on the way we were passing through Indian P=
ath. =3B The whole way through there was just a constant movement of bi=
rds. =3B We made two stops and the numbers of birds present were mind b=
oggling. =3B There were too many at the second stop for the brain to po=
ssibly process. =3B I know that I only captured or saw a quarter of wha=
t was there. =3B Rough estimates of what we saw were as follows.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Belted Kingfisher 1<BR>
Herring Gull 2<BR>
Mourning Dove 2<BR>
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15<BR>
Black-capped Chickadee 6<BR>
American Goldfinch 3<BR>
Common Yellowthroat 5<BR>
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6<BR>
Blue Jay 4<BR>
Blue-headed Vireo 1<BR>
American Crow 11<BR>
Northern Flicker 2<BR>
Palm Warbler 13<BR>
Double-crested Cormorant 1<BR>
Cedar waxwing 10<BR>
Gray Catbird 1<BR>
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2<BR>
Purple Finch 1<BR>
Magnolia Warbler 3<BR>
Black-throated Green Warbler 3<BR>
Osprey 5<BR>
American Robin 17<BR>
European Starling 150<BR>
Northern Parula 3<BR>
Song Sparrow 3<BR>
Great Blue Heron 1<BR>
Downy Woodpecker 3<BR>
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5<BR>
Hairy Woodpecker 1<BR>
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1<BR>
 =3B<BR>
There were a number of other woodpeckers and I could hear them banging away=
at a number of other locations. =3B I could not see them though to get=
a count. =3B I would say there were at least three or four other woodp=
eckers present. =3B From the sound I would say both Pileated and yellow=
-bellied sapsuckers were also there. =3B Birds kept whizing past consta=
ntly and did not stop long enough for id. =3B Therefore=2C warbler numb=
ers would likely be three or four times greater than I've listed. =3B I=
only listed what I saw and could id. =3B At times there were so many p=
alm warblers that it was hard to judge numbers=2C and I know that I missed =
a number of yellow-rumped warblers as they moved by. =3B There were so =
many birds that we found it hard to focus on any one. =3B I found mysel=
f falling into the trap of constantly getting distracted to other birds&nbs=
p=3Band I kept saying wow. =3B You would think that I would have gotten=
over that by now. =3B It's just that I've not run into such large numb=
ers of birds at one location in a long time. =3B The numbers above migh=
t not seem large at a quick view=2C but you had to be there to conceive jus=
t how many birds there were. =3B =3B My numbers just do not do it j=
ustice.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Second Peninsula<BR>
 =3B<BR>
At least 21 bobolinks and larger numbers of house sparrows than normal were=
the only real observations of note.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
East LaHave<BR><br /><hr /> </body>
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