April Bird Walk - Glacial Drumlin Trail

Over a dozen happy-to-be-out birders joined us on a cold, windy but very sunny day for our first walk of the 2013 season. This was also our first walk in partnership with the Friends of the Glacial Heritage Area, who responded by attending in large numbers. We were delighted to see all of them! Highlights of the trip included an Osprey that seemed to be watching us from time to time, mating Sandhill Cranes right on the trail near us, and many Ruby Crowned Kinglets. At the end of the walk, a few were able to see a Cooper's Hawk attack a Mourning Dove right above our heads. There was a lot of noise and a few flying feathers but the dove escaped unharmed. All in all, a very interesting and exciting walk. There's a full list of birds seen below. Thanks to Karen Etter Hale and Jason Daley for acting as scribes.

If you couldn't be with us for this walk, we hope you will be able to join us for an upcoming field trip.

44 species (+1 other taxa)


Canada Goose 10
Mallard 1
Northern Shoveler 2
Canvasback 6
Lesser Scaup 30 Estimated number on marsh.
Bufflehead 6
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 15 Estimated number on marsh.
Wild Turkey 1 Close to trail, in tree.
Common Loon 2 On marsh, distant.
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Great Blue Heron 4
Osprey 1 First seen, with fish, on pole on the south side of Korth Park.
Saw it and/or a second one several more times.
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1 (immature)
Cooper's Hawk 1
American Coot 50 Estimated number: many on marsh, some on lake.
Sandhill Crane 14 Two were ON the trail. Several people saw them dancing and mating.
Bonaparte's Gull 5 Flyover. May have been more.
gull sp. 20
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 2
Tree Swallows 20
Black-capped Chickadee 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 13 (11 in the field west of the trail connecting Korth Park with the Glacial
Drumlin Trail)
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Amer. Tree Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 6 Most likely many more.
Eastern Meadowlark 1 Heard at Korth Park.
Common Grackle 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 4


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