After each spring birding walk, walk leaders compile a list of the birds that the group saw or heard. We hope this serves as a useful record of spring migrating birds seen in Lincoln.
LLCT Bird walk 21-05-16 Baker Bridge Fields and Granville Trail
Leaders: Nancy Soulette, Nancy Hammond
Route: From Food Project parking lot, went along S side of Baker Bridge Rd inside stone wall to the well to see flicker nest, moved further along BB Rd along marsh to try to find yellow warbler, then crossed the street to enter BB North at SE corner. Walked along S edge of woodland and pond, across to Aspen Copse and former Langton property, to trail to Granville Rd where it was then 9:30.
40 Species seen or heard by one or more of us:
Canada Goose
Wild Turkey
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Killdeer (two in group saw a chick)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (including female at nest hole)
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (female at nest hole)
Great-crested Flycatcher (mostly h)
Eastern Phoebe (h)
American Crow
Tree Swallow (including nest boxes)
Barn Swallow (gathering mud)
Black-capped Chickadee (including nest hole)
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren (h)
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush (h)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird (h)
Nashville Warbler (Julie only)
Common Yellowthroat (h)
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler (h)
Black-throated Green Warbler (h by a few of us at the end)
Scarlet Tanager (great views)
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
(gray tree frogs—heard several places)
May 9nd, 2021 at Ricci Fields
Leaders: Norman Levey and Michele Grzenda
Birds seen or heard
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 1
Killdeer 2
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1 (Bedford Rd.)
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 4
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 4
American Goldfinch 3
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 7
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 3
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 4 In three locations.
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
passerine sp. 2
View this list online https://ebird.org/checklist/S87607559
Plants
Highbush Blueberry (blooming)
Clethra (undetermined species)
Azure Bluets
Yellow Bitter Wintercress (mustard family)
Red Deadnettle
Michele’s Birding Resources online: https://tinyurl.com/BirdWalkResources
May 2nd, 2021 at Harrington/Stony Brook South
Leaders: Gwyn Loud and Ron McAdow
Birds seen or heard (not by everyone)
Canada Goose (pair with 6 goslings)
Wood Duck
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Tufted Titmouse (many!)
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Tree Swallow
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Palm Warbler*
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
Plants of note
Bloodroot
Wood Anenome
Marsh Marigold
Solomon’s Seal
Giant Butterbur and Arctic Butterbur (seemed like two varieties)
Garlic Mustard; thanks for all the pulling!
* the origin of the palm warbler’s name (Latin name is Dendroica palmarum: “They got their name from J. P. Gmelin who named them based on a specimen collected on Hispaniola, a Caribbean island with a lot of palm trees.” Another source said its scientific name is “Latin for “of the palms” where it is often seen in the southern part of its range.”
April 25, 2021 at Lindentree Farm and south of St. Anne’s
Leaders: Norman Levey and Gwyn Loud
Birds seen or heard (not by everyone)
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Blue Heron (on nest)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker (heard)
Common Raven (pair going back and forth carrying chicken eggs!)
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Finch
House Sparrow
Plants of note
Henbit Deadnettle
Ground Ivy
Field Horsetail