We went on a bird-sighting tour with Fred Baumgarten of Hudsonia on June 18 at the Millbrook School. Fred, of course, is an expert and this is his list of birds from the day. (As discussed in Dean Temple’s essay on the June 30, 2005 Virtual Hudson Valley podcast.) Hudsonia can be found online at hudsonia.org.
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Wood Duck
Osprey
American Kestrel
Wild Turkey
American Woodcock
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
House Wren
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Ovenbird
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch