Sept. 12, 2006 – Abilene State Park


Best bird(s) of the day:

  • Black and White Warbler, 1, first-fall male
  • Yellow Warbler, 1
  • White-eyed Vireo, 2, vocalizing
  • Summer Tanager, 2, all-red males


Others:

  • Eastern Phoebe, 3
  • Carolina Wren, 8
  • Northern Cardinal, 10
  • Carolina Chickadee, 7
  • Black-crested Titmous, 6
  • Bewick’s Wren, 2
  • Great Blue Heron, 1
  • Belted Kingfisher, 1
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird, 1 imm. male
  • Red-shouldered Hawk, 1
  • Red-winged Blackbird, 18
  • Blue Jay, 2
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2
  • Downy Woodpecker, 1 (fos, wintering species)
  • Black Vulture, 12
  • Turkey Vulture, 14