Tuesday Yellow Creek Outing

Tue, April 3, 2012, 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, weather permitting. 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

Highlights today included:

1 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Dunlin
1 Killdeer
1 Common Loon
1 Double-crested Cormorant
Bufflehead
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Red-breasted Mergansers
Ring-billed Ducks
Lesser Scaup
Gadwall (1-2)
Am. Wigeons
Redheads (2)
Horned Grebes
Pied-billed Grebes
Bonaparte Gulls (mostly--38+)
Ring-billed Gulls (few mixed in with Bon.)
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Mute Swan
1 Osprey
1 Red-tail Hawk
3 Louisiana Waterthrush
3 Brown Creepers
1-2 Pine Warblers
2 Rusty Blackbirds
Redwinged Blackbirds
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
Chipping Sparrows
Swamp Sparrows
Song Sparrows
Black-capped Chicadees
Tree Swallows (many)
E. Bluebirds
E. Towees
E. Phoebes
No. Flicker

I may not have exact count for each so only listed species (for ducks)--Bufflehead, Am. Coots, Ring-necked Ducks, Lesser Scaup, Teal, and Red-breasted Mergansers were largest in numbers.

Observers: Margaret Higbee, Lee Carnahan, Gloria Lamer, Tom Glover, Sue Dixon, Bob Jackman, Marge Van Tassel