Bacon Woods Field trip
July 2, 2006
Aerial View by Jim McCarty, July 6, 2006
Species | Photos |
Canada Goose 20 Wood Duck 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Downy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 Acadian Flycatcher 10 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 3 Warbling Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 6 Purple Martin 1 Tree Swallow 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10 Cliff Swallow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 Carolina Wren 4 House Wren 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7 Eastern Bluebird 3 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 4 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 4 Cerulean Warbler 1 American Redstart 5 Common Yellowthroat 4 Hooded Warbler 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Field Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 7 Indigo Bunting 12 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Orchard Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 25 Total Species 51
See Craig Caldwell's report below. |
Bacon Wood Birders © Laurie Boylan |
Tom explaining our route © Laurie Boylan |
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American Goldfinch © Dave Lewis |
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Common Yellowthroat © Dave Lewis |
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Redstart feeding Cowbird © Dave Lewis |
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Indigo Bunting © Dave Lewis |
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Female Orchard Oriole © Dave Lewis |
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Hi, TMR,
I got my signals crossed and went to Bacon Woods this morning
[Saturday 7/1/06]. Had a nice walk; too bad I was alone. Saw
little, heard a lot - list attached. The hooded and cerulean
warblers were in the usual places and the white-eyed vireo was near
where we saw it on our big day. The turkeys (yes, turkeys - a hen
and 6-7 chicks) were on the path at the south end of the field and
faded into the woods when they saw me. The cliff swallows were
working the bridge area.
Lots of mud on the plants and trees - two-three feet of water swept
through the woods last week. Surprisingly, the trails were at worst
damp mud, no boots needed. If it storms tonight, though, you might
need them in the area of the fun-house boardwalk. I talked to a
riverkeeper who was reading the water gauge at the bridge and he
said the river crested at about 12' (flood stage is 10') and it's at
a little under three feet now.
Cheers,
Craig
Craig's trip list. Great Blue Heron |
Crawfish © Dave Lewis |
Birders sometimes act like kids © Mary Anne Romito |
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We saw a lot of flood damage © Mary Anne Romito |
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We were amazed how high the flooding has been. © Mary Anne Romito |
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Even after a very long walk, we were still laughing. © Mary Anne Romito |
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Final tally © Laurie Boylan |
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Aerial View by Jim McCarty, July 6, 2006 |
This fellow took time out of his river cleaning duties to tell us about his search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Arkansas. © Laurie Boylan |