Bacon Woods Field trip

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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
	American Goldfinch © Dave Lewis
	Common Yellowthroat © Dave Lewis
	Redstart feeding Cowbird © Dave Lewis
	Indigo Bunting © Dave Lewis
	Female Orchard Oriole © Dave Lewis
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 Turkey Vulture Red-shouldered Hawk Wild Turkey – a hen and 6-7 young Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Carolina Wren House Wren Gray Catbird Eastern Bluebird American Robin Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch American Crow White-eyed Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo American Goldfinch Blue-winged Warbler Yellow Warbler Cerulean Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Brown-headed Cowbird	Crawfish © Dave Lewis
	Birders sometimes act like kids © Mary Anne Romito
	We saw a lot of flood damage © Mary Anne Romito
	We were amazed how high the flooding has been. © Mary Anne Romito
	Even after a very long walk, we were still laughing. © Mary Anne Romito
	Final tally © Laurie Boylan
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

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