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The Medford Leas Birders 2024 Pathways trip enjoyed a beautiful day with a perfect temperature, light breeze, blue sky and just a few green-headed flies. The birding was fine, too. Highlights were a Black Swan (an Australian native and probably an escape from captivity); and four Black-necked Stilts, close enough to provide good photo ops. Other birds included plenty of Snowy and Great Egrets, a few Yellowlegs, Red-winged Blackbirds (still territorial), and plenty of Wrens, Yellowthroats, and Catbirds. The brand-new Visitor Center and paved auto-tour route made this a pleasant summer destination.
Participants: Judy Austermiller, Earl Evans, Robert Koch, Laurie Larson, David Wurster.
Photos by Robert Koch, David Wurster, and Laurie Larson.
Scroll down for the trip list.
Trip List:
1 Canada Goose
2 Mute Swan
3 Wood Duck
4 Mallard
5 American Black Duck
6 Rock Pigeon
7 Mourning Dove
8 Chimney Swift
9 Black-necked Stilt
10 Semipalmated Sandpiper
11 Willet
12 Greater Yellowlegs
13 Laughing Gull
14 Great Blue Heron
15 Great Egret
16 Snowy Egret
17 Green Heron
18 Glossy Ibis
19 Black Vulture
20 Turkey Vulture
21 Osprey
22 Bald Eagle
23 Red-tailed Hawk
24 Red-bellied Woodpecker
25 Northern Flicker
26 American Kestrel
27 Great Crested Flycatcher
28 Eastern Kingbird
29 Alder Flycatcher
30 Warbling Vireo
31 Red-eyed Vireo
32 Blue Jay
33 Fish Crow
34 Tree Swallow
35 Purple Martin
36 Barn Swallow
37 House Wren
38 Marsh Wren
39 Carolina Wren
40 American Robin
41 Gray Catbird
42 Brown Thrasher
43 Northern Mockingbird
44 European Starling
45 House Sparrow
46 House Finch
47 Red-winged Blackbird
48 Brown-headed Cowbird
49 Common Grackle
50 Common Yellowthroat
51 Yellow Warbler
52 Northern Cardinal
53 Indigo Bunting
54 Black Swan
