Andrew Keaveney lead our June 18th walk at Colonel Samuel Smith Park. We mainly found breeding birds, but there were a few surprises too, including an Osprey, a Great Crested Flycatcher, and an Orchard Oriole. We also found at least two different recently fledged Baltimare Orioles, begging for food, and sporting tiny bobbed tails. We didn’t check all the Red-necked Grebe nests, but we did see one very young chick and two older, free-swimming chicks. We saw a total of 32 different species and one hybrid, alog with a Red-eared Slider in the pond and a few Green Darners (dragonflies). Here’s our full list of birds:
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