The ML Birders visited the Taylor Preserve in Cinnaminson and were guided through the trails by Mike Zickler who is a frequent guest on our trips and very active in the programs of the Preserve. We picked a lovely morning with sun and warming temperatures. We saw and/or heard 45 species of birds as well as one beaver swimming along the Delaware River shoreline. The warblers have arrived and we ID’d five species. A relatively uncommon Red-shouldered Hawk was the only Buteo raptor seen. Other interesting birds were the Wood Thrush, Orchard Oriole, Common Snipe and Brown Thrasher.
Participants: Peggy and Dino Fiabane, Fred Kahan, Robert Koch, Kay Smith, and Miriam Swartz. Guest: Mike Zickler.
Bird List:
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Ring-billed Gull
Common Snipe
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Wild Turkey
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Crow sp.
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Towhee
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-and-White Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Common Grackle
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
European Starling
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
House Sparrow