Tuesday Yellow Creek Outing

Tue, April 5, 2011, 8:00 am
Yellow Creek Park Office
Outing Leader: Lee Carnahan or Margaret Higbee, , 724-465-7323 or 724-354-3493

Description

Tuesday Morning Outings at Yellow Creek will continue as long as the roads are clear. Meet at 8:00 at the park office located on Rt. 259 just off Rt. 422 east of Indiana. Everyone -- from beginner to expert birder -- is welcome. If you have questions, contact Lee Carnahan (724-465-7323) or Margaret Higbee (724-354-3493).

Trip Report

Today at Yellow Creek State Park in Indiana County:

32 Canada Geese
1 Tundra Swan
8 Gadwalls
2 Am. Wigeons
4 Mallards
2 Blue-winged Teal
28 N. Shovelers
33 Redheads
240 Ring-necked Ducks
96 Lesser Scaup
3 White-winged Scoters
10 Long-tailed Ducks
54 Buffleheads
3 Common Goldeneyes
6 Hooded Mergansers
128 Red-breasted Mergansers
100 Ruddy Ducks
308 Common Loons
4 Pied-billed Grebes
30 Horned Grebes
82 Double-crested Cormorants
2 Great Blue Herons
1 Great Egret
1 Turkey Vulture
2 Osprey
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
2 Red-tailed Hawks
154 Am. Coots
57 Bonaparteï¿½s Gulls
37 Ring-billed Gulls
2 Forsterï¿½s Terns
3 Belted Kingfishers
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 N. Flicker
4 E. Phoebe
2 Black-capped Chickadees
2 Golden-crowned Kinglets
30 Am. Robins
6 Song Sparrows
3 Dark-eyed Juncos
2 Red-winged Blackbirds
6 Common Grackles

Observers: Lee Carnahan, Margaret Higbee, Gloria Lamer, Donna Meyer