Reservoir Bird Walk Report from Sunday, October 10

Karsten Hartel led the Vision 2020 Environment Task Group sponsored birdwalk at the Arlington Reservoir on Sunday, October 10. 

As you can see from the list below, there were quite a number of birds and plenty of time to stop and look at them.  There was also a muskrat swimming and diving in the Res. 

Look for two bird walks in November, one at the Res and one at Spy Pond. 
Times and dates to be announced. 

Thanks to Karsten for the great walk and for compiling the list.  Gene Benson
Two hours at the Arlington Reservoir produced 54 species (highlights are in red CAPS):
  1. American Black Duck 10
  2. American Coot 1
  3. American Crow +
  4. American goldfinch ca. 3+
  5. AMERICAN PIPIT 4-5
  6. American Robin 2
  7. American Widgeon +
  8. Belted Kingfisher 1
  9. Black-capped chickadee 1
  10. Blackpoll 1+
  11. Blue Jay many
  12. Canada Geese ++
  13. Common Grackle 1
  14. Common Snipe 1
  15. Dark-eyed Junco 2
  16. Downy Woodpecker 1
  17. Eastern Phoebe 1
  18. European Starling +
  19. GOLDEN PLOVER 1
  20. Goshawk - ???? 1
  21. Gray Catbird 1
  22. Greater Scaup (all female all examined seemed like Greater) 10
  23. Greater Yellowlegs 1
  24. Herring Gull 1
  25. House Finch 3
  26. House Sparrow +
  27. Indigo Bunting 1
  28. Killdeer +
  29. Mallard ++
  30. Mourning Dove +
  31. Muskrat 1 (swimming and diving in water)
  32. Mute Swan +
  33. Northern Cardinal 1
  34. Northern Mockingbird 1
  35. Northern Pintail (male) 1
  36. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ca. 12
  37. Palm Warbler 1
  38. PECTORAL SANDPIPERS 48
  39. Pied-bill Grebes 2
  40. Red-winged blackbird 6
  41. Ring-billed Gull +
  42. Ring-necked duck ++
  43. Rock dove +
  44. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
  45. Rudy Duck 5-6
  46. RUSTY BLACKBIRD 1 or 2
  47. Savannah Sparrow 1+
  48. SOLITARY SANDPIPERS 4 (still photo opp, in big puddle by woodpile, tame)
  49. Song Sparrow 1
  50. White-breasted Nuthatch 1
  51. WHITE CROWNED SPARROW 1
  52. White-throated Sparrow 12+
  53. Wilson's Warbler 1
  54. Yellow rumped Warbler +
Key Meaning [Flying South]
+ several, but not counted
++ good numbers for this time of  year

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