2009 COMPOSITE LIST OF BIRD SIGHTINGS AT Bluebird Gap

A list of cumulative “firsts” for the year by all the birders!

Currently we have 87 of 160 possible species. Last updated with sightings on December 31, 2009

Check the list below to see if your sighting is a first.

Species Date Reporter Location In Park (i.e. trail, structure, etc) Swans, Geese, Ducks (23) Canada Goose 1-3-09 M. Nichols Pond Tundra Swan (R) Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (08) Wood Duck 5-20-09 M. Nichols Pond Gadwall 2-14-09 J. Seward Little Pond American Wigeon American Black Duck (R) 1-1-09 J. Seward Duck yard Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail (R) Green-winged Teal Canvasback (R) Redhead Lesser Scaup 2-28-09 M. Nichols New Market Creek Greater Scaup Ring-necked Duck Muscovy Duck (09) 4-15-09 M. Nichols 2 adults, 9 chicks around pond Bufflehead Hooded Merganser 1-3-09 M. Nichols New Market Creek Common Merganser (R) Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck (R) 1-1-09 M. Nichols New Market Creek Turkeys, & Quail (1) Northern Bobwhite (R) Loons & Grebes (3) Common Loon (R) Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe (R) Pelicans, Cormorants, Frigatebirds (1) Double-crested Cormorant 1-1-09 M. Nichols New Market Creek Bitterns, Herons, Egrets (9) Glossy Ibis (09) 4-15-09 M. Nichols South Pasture Least Bittern Great Blue Heron 1-1-09 M. Nichols New Market Creek Great Egret 1-1-09 M. Nichols New Market Creek Snowy Egret Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-crowned Night- Heron (R) Vultures (2) Black Vulture 1-1-09 J. Seward Over vulture cage Turkey Vulture 1-1-09 J. Seward Over vulture cage Hawks, Eagles (8) Osprey 3-7-09 M. Nichols & J Seward Flying over pasture Bald Eagle 1-16-09 M. Nichols Soaring over farm Sharp-shinned Hawk 1-3-09 M. Nichols Parking lot picnic area Cooper’s Hawk 6-3-09 J. Seward Master garden area Red-shouldered Hawk 3-18-09 J. Seward Soaring over farm Red-tailed Hawk 1-3-09 M. Nichols Flying along New Market Creek American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon (VR) Coots (1) American Coot Plovers (1) Killdeer 1-3-09 M. Nichols New Market Creek Sandpipers & Phalaropes (6) Least Sandpiper (08) Greater Yellowlegs 4-19-09 M. Nichols Along New Market Creek Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Wilson’s Snipe Gulls & Terns (11) Laughing Gull 3-21-09 M. Nichols Flying over New Market Creek Least Tern Bonaparte’s Gull Ring-billed Gull 1-3-09 M. Nichols Along New Market Creek Herring Gull 1-3-09 M. Nichols New Market Creek Great Black-backed Gull Royal Tern (09) 5-15-09 M. Nichols Flying over farm Common Tern Forster’s Tern Caspian Tern (09) 4-18-09 J. Seward Flying over farm Black Skimmer (UC) 7-17-09 J. Seward Flying over farm Pigeons & Doves (2) Rock Pigeon 1-1-09 J. Seward Duck yard Mourning Dove 1-1-09 J. Seward Office bird feeder Cuckoos (1) Yellow-billed Cuckoo Owls (3) Eastern Screech-Owl Barred Owl 1-8-09 J. Seward Hayride trail thru woods Goatsuckers (2) Chuck-will’s-widow Whip-poor-will (R) Swifts, Hummingbirds, & Kingfishers (3) Chimney Swift 7-26-09 M. Nichols Flying over farm Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher 1-3-09 M. Nichols New Market Creek Woodpeckers (6) Red-bellied Woodpecker 1-7-09 J. Seward Tree over office Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1-4-09 J. Seward Office feeder (UC) Downy Woodpecker 1-1-09 J. Seward Office feeder Hairy Woodpecker (UC) Northern Flicker 1-3-09 M. Nichols Picnic area Pileated Woodpecker Tyrant Flycatchers (5) Eastern Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher (UC) Eastern Phoebe 3-29-09 J. Seward Gravel Road near pond Great Crested Flycatcher 5-15-09 M. Nichols/J. Seward Hayride trail in woods/office in tree Eastern Kingbird 4-19-09 J. Seward Near amphitheatre Vireos (3) Philadelphia Vireo (09) 5-15-09 M. Nichols U Shaped hayride trail White-eyed Vireo 4-19-09 M. Nichols Off U shaped trail Red-eyed Vireo Jays & Crows (4) Blue Jay 1-3-09 M. Nichols Horseshoe Trail American Crow 1-1-09 J. Seward Duck yard Fish Crow 3-7-09 J. Seward Duck yard Common Raven (UC) Martins & Swallows (5) Purple Martin 7-25-09 N. Nichols Flying over open picnic area Tree Swallow 3-21-09 M. Nichols 30+ flying New Market Cr & sitting on power lines N Rough-winged Swallow 5-10-09 M. Nichols Flying over open picnic area Bank Swallow (R) Barn Swallow 5-27-09 J. Seward Flying over S pasture Chickadees & Titmice (2) Carolina Chickadee 1-1-09 J. Seward Office feeder Tufted Titmouse 1-1-09 J. Seward Office feeder Nuthatches & Creepers (3) Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper 2-14-09 M. Nichols Azalea Trail Wrens (3) Carolina Wren 1-1-09 M. Nichols Horseshoe trial House Wren Winter Wren Gnatcatchers & Kinglets (3) Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1-3-09 M. Nichols Along New Market Creek Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Thrushes (4) Eastern Bluebird 3-7-09 M. Nichols & J. Seward Along back dirt road & over Hermit Thrush 1-1-09 M. Nichols Horseshoe Trail Wood Thrush American Robin 1-1-09 J. Seward EO Shed Holly Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers & Starlings (4) Gray Catbird 5-1-09 M. Nichols & J. Seward By pond and in woods Northern Mockingbird 1-2-09 J. Seward Near RR station Brown Thrasher 4-12-09 M. Nichols Off U shaped trail European Starling 1-1-09 Vulture Cage Waxwings (1) Cedar Waxwing 1-31-09 M. Nichols Trees behind office building Wood Warblers (18) Northern Waterthrush (08) Northern Parula Yellow Warbler 5-6-09 J. Seward Crepe myrtle by office Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler 1-3-09 M. Nichols Behind office building Black-throated Gray Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler 5-2-09 M Nichols & J Seward Open picnic area Pine Warbler 3-7-09 M Nichols & J Seward Driveway trees Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler 4-15-09 M. Nichols Picnic area behind offices Blackpoll Warbler Hooded Warbler Black-and-white Warbler 9-11-09 M Nichols Along dirt road American Redstart Ovenbird 4-15-09 M. Nichols Near cemetery Yellow-breasted Chat Common Yellowthroat 5-9-09 M Nichols Along dirt road/AC shed Tanagers (2) Scarlet Tanager (R) 5-2-09 M. Nichols Picnic area Summer Tanager Sparrows, Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Dickcissels (12) Eastern Towhee 3-7-09 M. Nichols Shrubs along New Market Creek Chipping Sparrow 4-18-09 M. Nichols Picnic area Field Sparrow Fox Sparrow 1-3-09 M. Nichols Back of New Market Creek Song Sparrow 1-3-09 M. Nichols Back of New Market Creek Swamp Sparrow 4-15-09 M. Nichols U shaped trail White-throated Sparrow 1-3-09 M. Nichols Extra parking lot Dark-eyed Junco 1-1-09 M. Nichols Behind office building Northern Cardinal 1-1-09 M. Nichols Horseshoe trail Rose-breasted Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak 5-15-09 M. Nichols Power line near new poles Indigo Bunting 5-2-09 M. Nichols Overflow parking area Blackbirds, Meadowlarks & Orioles (5) Red-winged Blackbird 1-1-09 M. Nichols Power lines Common Grackle 2-13-09 J. Seward Office Birdfeeders Brown-headed Cowbird 2-28-09 J. Seward Office Birdfeeders Baltimore Oriole 8-27-09 M. Nichols Parking lot Orchard Oriole Finches (2) House Finch 2-13-09 J. Seward Over office American Goldfinch 1-1-09 M. Nichols Playground Old World Sparrows (1) House Sparrow 1-1-09 J. Seward Office Birdfeeders

Key: R Rare (09) New to the park in 2009 VR Very Rare (08) New to the park in 2008 UC Uncommon (07) New to the park in 2007