Valley Bird update

As the sun poked through the clouds on this Wednesday morning the birds were out in droves. This was the morning Waterville Valley birders were waiting for! 6 new species moved into the valley on this day and we had a total of 20 species:
(new bird*)

Blue-headed vireo*
Song sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Savannah sparrow*
Barn swallow
Tree swallow*
Common grackle
American robin
Crow
Northern flicker
Mallard
Black and white warbler*
Palm warbler*
Black-throated green warbler*
House finch
Dark-eyed junco
Black-capped chickadee
Kingfisher
Chipping sparrow
Eastern Phoebe

Morning Sounds and Sights

Every Friday this summer, June 24 until September 2 at 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. we will meet at the Curious George Cottage for the Valley Bird Walks. Although most of the migratory species have yet to arrive, the staff has decided to do some early scouting.

Yellow bellied sapsucker nest entrance hold in tree - above

We gathered this beautiful Earth Day morning and strolled around the walkways of Waterville Valley trekking across fields, sidewalks and trails. Time really flies (no pun intended - well, maybe a little) when you are stopping for birds around every corner. We started out with the regulars, European starling and crow and we checked each group chickadees for any other species that might be tagging along.

We certainly had some highlights this morning like the brown creeper, kingfisher at Corcoran's Pond and some very nice looks at the golden-crowned kinglet. We even spotted moose and bear tracks! Although we are still waiting for our first warblers and swallows in Waterville Valley. Here is our complete species list:

American robin
Red-winged blackbird
European starling
Crow
Black-capped chickadee
Eastern phoebe
Brown creeper
Song sparrow
Golden-crowned kinglet
Northern flicker

Dark-eyed junco

Kingfisher


Eastern phoebe - above

Total species count: 12

Happy Earth Day and happy birding!