Tuesday Yellow Creek Outing

Tue, April 10, 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

The participants for this outing were Margaret Higbee, Tom Glover, Ken Truit and Richard Nugent. We had a partly cloudy morning with temperatures in the 40s, but a stiff breeze made it feel much colder. Our suffering was mitigated by an abundance of birds and we tallied 59 total species. Our best bird was a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, which Margaret thinks may be a new early record for Indiana County. Other "good" birds were a Surf Scoter, which has been there for several days and 5 Rusty Blackbirds which we observed at close range. Our list of highlights is below:

Brown Thrasher (1)
Wood Duck (5)
Blue-winged Teal (17)
Bufflehead (45)
Black Duck (3)
Ring-necked Duck (35)
Hooded Merganser (4)
Swamp Sparrow (3)
Ruddy Duck (31)
D C Cormorant (39)
Red-breasted Merganser (27)
Horned Grebe (4)
Lesser Scaup (60)
Purple Finch (1)
Bald Eagle (1)
Green-winged Teal (4)
Rusty Blackbird (5)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1)
Pine Warbler (1)
Common Loon (4)
Surf Scoter (1)
American Wigeon (2)
Mute Swan (1)
Pied-billed Grebe (4)
American Coot (180)