Girard park Saturday Morning 5/27/06

Saturday Morning 5/27/06
We started the day with the whole family going to Girard park. We took Benny for his first trip to feed the ducks. Hailey ran quickly to give them cereal. Britt sat at the waters edge with Benny. He said "nu nu " to the ducks. With his moms help he threw them some food. Brandon and Christine went ahead to check on the geese. We fed the squirrels some peanuts .
The only bird sightings were
red headed woodpecker
northern flicker
green heron
mallard ducks
chinese goose
eastern king bird
It was a great day for Rick and I to have the family together.

LABA Trip May 2006

This prothonotary warbler had a nest on the electrical pole where we parked.

LABA Trip May 2006

As we walked down the boat launch we saw a little blue heron flying off. We found his prints in the water.

LABA Trip May 2006

Yellow breasted chat

We went on out first fieldtrip with the LABA group.

They are a very fun, knowlegable and giving group.

The first stop at the whiskey Bay exit near the watering hole.

Bird list for the day

Wood Duck
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
White-faced Ibis
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Killdeer
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Acadian Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Wood Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
House Sparrow

Bluebird

Male bluebird on low feeder. He is so awesome.

Pine warbler

Pine warbler at the low platform feeder. He likes the suet.

Female Bluebird

Female Bluebird at the platform feeder outside our bedrom window.

We put mealworms out for them.

Male Bluebird

Male Bluebird on the platform feeder outside our bedroom window

Butterfly

Butterfly on the butterfly bush.

Sherbourne Wildlife Management Area May 13, 2006

Step Outside Day on May 13, 2006 at Sherbourne Wildlife Management Area ...
Had loads of fun. Hailey had her face painted, went fishing, touched the alligator, operated a real fire hose and touched a pine snake .
The highlight of the day was the airboat ride.

Song bird Tour at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area

Song bird Tour at
Sherburne Wildlife
Management Area



Shown here is a white eyed vireo that was netted and banded.








Other Sightings for the day were

Yellow breasted chat *
prothonatary warbler
summer tanager *
Green Heron
Great White Heron
common yellow start
Female painted bunting *
white eyed vireo*
acadian fly catcher *
great crested flycatcher*
tufted titmouse
Mississippi kite *
swallow tail kite*
pileated woodpecker*
purple martins
Red winged black bird
cattle egret
Ruby throat hummingbird

* life list bird