Owen Park Owls

Adding my list to the Owen Owls'

Congratulations, Owen Park Owls! We have surpassed our species goal this year! Thank you! Thanks also to Feminist Bird Club for birding with us at Owen Park. The list of species:

Canada Goose, Branta canadensis

Wood Duck, Aix sponsa

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), Columba livia

Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris

Sandhill Crane, Antigone canadensis

Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus

Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis

Herring Gull, Larus argentatus

American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Green Heron, Butorides virescens

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias

Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura

Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus

Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus

Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker, Dryobates villosus

Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus

Merlin, Falco columbarius

Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi

Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens

Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus

Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe

Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus

Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus

Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus

Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus

Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata

American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos

Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus

Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor

Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor

Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica

White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea

House Wren, Troglodytes aedon

Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus

European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris

Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis

Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis

Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus

Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus

Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus

Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina

American Robin, Turdus migratorius

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus

House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus

American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis

Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina

Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla

White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis

Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia

Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius

Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula

Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus

Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater

Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula

Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla

Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia

Tennessee Warbler, Leiothlypis peregrina

Orange-crowned Warbler, Leiothlypis celata

Nashville Warbler, Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas

American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla

Magnolia Warbler, Setophaga magnolia

Blackburnian Warbler, Setophaga fusca

Yellow Warbler, Setophaga petechia

Chestnut-sided Warbler, Setophaga pensylvanica

Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata

Palm Warbler, Setophaga palmarum

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Setophaga coronata

Black-throated Green Warbler, Setophaga virens

Wilson's Warbler, Cardellina pusilla

Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea

Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus

Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea

Beautiful day at Owen Park with the Friends and Feminist Bird Club. I tallied exactly 30 bird species! Lucky guess!

The highlight of the trip was a bright and lovely male scarlet tanager.