Sunday, October 10, 2010

Back to Fenton-Ruby

Taylor Pond with Rosa multiflora in foreground
On a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon, we made for one of our favorite spots - the Taylor Pond Trail at Fenton-Ruby Park in Willington.  We weren't alone - lots of folks were out enjoying the woods.  Despite the "crowds" we managed a list of sixteen species of birds within the park, and two more on the drive home.

Today's birders:
Karen, Sebastian, Sue, Max and Jorge

Red Maple, Acer rubrum, filtering the sun
Today's birds:
1. Wild Turkey
2. Mourning Dove
3. Downy Woodpecker
4. American Crow
5. Blue Jay
6. American Robin
7. Gray Catbird
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Tufted Titmouse
10. White-breasted Nuthatch

Yellow leaf of Red Maple, with needles of White Pine, Pinus strobus
11. Golden-crowned Kinglet
12. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
13. Yellow-rumped Warbler
14. Palm Warbler
15. Black-and-white Warbler
16. Rufous-sided Towhee
17. Song Sparrow
18. White-throated Sparrow

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