Reservoir Bird Walk Report from Saturday, October 2

The bird walk around the Reservoir on Saturday morning was great.  Great weather and lots of birds to see.  If you are interested, the next walk is on Sunday, October 10, at 8 AM, again led by Karsten Hartel.  Meet at the Hurd Field Parking lot.  Bring binoculars.  No pets, please.  Karsten is a great bird walk leader, so even if you are a novice at this, you can have a great time and learn much.

Attached below is the list from Karsten about the birds we saw (and one Karsten saw at the Res the evening before the walk).  I (Gene) saw most of the birds but was too slow with my binoculars for a couple of the warblers and one of the sparrows. - Gene Bensen
For Saturday 39 species (counts approximate; '+' = present but not counted) [Flying South]

  1. pied-billed grebe 1
  2. great blue heron 1
  3. mute swan 6 (flyover)
  4. Canada goose +
  5. green-winged teal 2
  6. mallard +
  7. American black duck 12
  8. American widgeon 20+
  9. ring-necked duck 2
  10. sharp-shinned hawk 1
  11. American coot 1
  12. killdeer 30
  13. solitary sandpiper 3 (2 in "photo op" in big puddle on path by woodpile)
  14. ring-billed gull +
  15. herring gull 2
  16. rock dove +
  17. mourning dove 50
  18. belted kingfisher 1 (not on Saturday but on Friday PM)
  19. downy woodpecker 1
  20. northern flicker 1
  21. Empidonax sp. 1 (small flycatcher)
  22. eastern phoebe 4-5
  23. blue jay +,  numbers moving
  24. American crow +
  25. black-capped chickadee 6
  26. American robin +
  27. European starling +
  28. red-eyed vireo 1
  29. wood-warblers - several flocks of 12-20 birds in tree tops moving fast
  30. yellow-rumped warbler 12+
  31. black-throated green warbler 1
  32. palm warbler 2
  33. blackpoll warbler 12+
  34. black and white warbler (1 reported)
  35. Savannah sparrow 2
  36. song sparrow 6
  37. white-throated sparrow 1
  38. American goldfinch +
  39. house sparrow +
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