Friday, June 1, 2012

May Summary

With five states worth of birding in May we managed to find a fairly satisfying 127 species, 39 FOY birds including, for me, 1 lifer (the first lifer of the year--the more you get, the harder it is to get them), the BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH at Chincoteague.

Last night's Sora was probably the biggest surprise of the month, if not the year. No, I take that back. Finding a Northern Bobwhite across the street was a bigger surprise.
Tricolored Heron, Chincoteague
Photo: Shari Zirlin

Counties birded:
Delaware: Kent
Maryland: Worcester
New Jersey: Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Ocean
New York: Dutchess, New York, Orange, Ulster
Virginia: Accomack

Species                    First Sighting
Canada Goose          Crestwood Village
Mute Swan          Winding Hills County Park
American Black Duck          Chincoteague--Wildlife Loop
Mallard          Crestwood Village
Hooded Merganser          Comfort Suites
Northern Bobwhite          35 Sunset Rd
Wild Turkey          Winding Hills County Park
Double-crested Cormorant          Walkway over the Hudson
Great Blue Heron          Vanderbilt Mansion
Great Egret          Double Trouble State Park
Snowy Egret          Cattus Island County Park
Little Blue Heron          Comfort Suites
Tricolored Heron          Cattus Island County Park
Cattle Egret          Chincoteague--Marsh Trail
Green Heron          Chincoteague--Wildlife Loop
Black-crowned Night-Heron          Brigantine
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron          Great Bay Bvld. WMA
White Ibis          Chincoteague--Woodland Trail
Glossy Ibis          Chincoteague--Black Duck Marsh
Black Vulture          Warren Grove--FAA Tower
Turkey Vulture          Crestwood Village
Osprey          Cattus Island County Park
Bald Eagle          Cape May Ferry Terminal
Cooper's Hawk          Pleasure Grounds Park
Red-tailed Hawk          Vanderbilt Mansion
Merlin          Whiting WMA
Peregrine Falcon          Brigantine
Clapper Rail          Little Toms Cove
Sora          Horicon Lake
Common Gallinule          Brigantine
Black-bellied Plover          Chincoteague--Wildlife Loop
Semipalmated Plover          Chincoteague--Wildlife Loop
Piping Plover          Assateague Island
American Oystercatcher          Comfort Suites
Black-necked Stilt          Bombay Hook NWR
Spotted Sandpiper          Pleasure Grounds Park
Greater Yellowlegs          Chincoteague--Black Duck Marsh
Willet          Toms Cove Visitor Center
Lesser Yellowlegs          Double Trouble State Park
Marbled Godwit          Chincoteague--Swan Cove
Ruddy Turnstone          Toms Cove Visitor Center
Sanderling          Assateague Island
Semipalmated Sandpiper          Chincoteague--Wildlife Loop
Least Sandpiper          Chincoteague--Marsh Trail
White-rumped Sandpiper          Brigantine
Dunlin          Chincoteague--Wildlife Loop
Short-billed Dowitcher          Chincoteague--Black Duck Marsh
Bonaparte's Gull          Cape May Ferry Terminal
Laughing Gull          Horicon Lake
Ring-billed Gull          Walkway over the Hudson
Herring Gull          Cattus Island County Park
Great Black-backed Gull          Cape May Ferry Terminal
Least Tern          Horicon Lake
Gull-billed Tern          Brigantine
Caspian Tern          Brigantine
Common Tern          Assateague Island
Forster's Tern          Comfort Suites
Black Skimmer          Assateague Island
Rock Pigeon          Warren Grove
Mourning Dove          Crestwood Village
Barred Owl          Bombay Hook NWR
Eastern Whip-poor-will          35 Sunset Rd
Chimney Swift          Montgomery
Ruby-throated Hummingbird          35 Sunset Rd
Belted Kingfisher          Horicon Lake
Red-bellied Woodpecker          Crestwood Village
Downy Woodpecker          Crestwood Village
Northern Flicker          Whiting WMA
Pileated Woodpecker          Walkway over the Hudson
Eastern Wood-Pewee          Winding Hills County Park
Acadian Flycatcher          Chincoteague--Black Duck Trail
Willow Flycatcher          Bombay Hook NWR
Eastern Phoebe          Warren Grove
Great Crested Flycatcher          Double Trouble State Park
Eastern Kingbird          Whiting WMA
Warbling Vireo          Whiting WMA
Blue Jay          Crestwood Village
American Crow          Whiting WMA
Fish Crow          Crestwood Village
Northern Rough-winged Swallow          Whiting WMA
Purple Martin          Main St., Chincoteague
Tree Swallow          Crestwood Village
Barn Swallow          Whiting WMA
Carolina Chickadee          Crestwood Village
Black-capped Chickadee          Pleasure Grounds Park
Tufted Titmouse          Crestwood Village
Red-breasted Nuthatch          Crestwood Village
White-breasted Nuthatch          35 Sunset Rd
BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH  Chincoteague--Woodland Trail
Carolina Wren          Crestwood Village
House Wren          35 Sunset Rd
Marsh Wren          Bombay Hook NWR
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher          Whiting WMA
Eastern Bluebird          Whiting WMA
Veery          Double Trouble State Park
Wood Thrush          Whiting WMA
American Robin          Crestwood Village
Gray Catbird          Crestwood Village
Northern Mockingbird          Lakewood
Brown Thrasher          Double Trouble State Park
European Starling          Warren Grove
Cedar Waxwing          Horicon Lake
Ovenbird          Whiting WMA
Black-and-white Warbler          Whiting WMA
Common Yellowthroat          Crestwood Village
Hooded Warbler          Double Trouble State Park
Magnolia Warbler          Chincoteague--Woodland Trail
Yellow Warbler          Chincoteague--Woodland Trail
Pine Warbler          Crestwood Village
Yellow-rumped Warbler          Whiting WMA
Prairie Warbler          Whiting WMA
Eastern Towhee          Crestwood Village
Chipping Sparrow          Crestwood Village
Song Sparrow          Crestwood Village
White-throated Sparrow          35 Sunset Rd
Northern Cardinal          Crestwood Village
Rose-breasted Grosbeak          35 Sunset Rd
Blue Grosbeak          Chincoteague--Black Duck Trail
Indigo Bunting          Chincoteague--Marsh Trail
Red-winged Blackbird          Whiting WMA
Common Grackle          Crestwood Village
Boat-tailed Grackle          Chincoteague--Wildlife Loop
Brown-headed Cowbird          Crestwood Village
Orchard Oriole          Chincoteague--Black Duck Trail
House Finch          Crestwood Village
American Goldfinch          Crestwood Village
House Sparrow          35 Sunset Rd
Great Egrets, Chincoteague
Photo: Shari Zirlin

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