Jerry Warner’s Links Bridge Bird Count, April 24, 2022
Hi Bob and Joan,
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren, CC BY 2.0
Just wanted to pass along my checklist from Sunday morning. I arrived around 7:15 AM and departed around 9:30 AM. I had a really good morning of birding on your property and was able to see several spring migrants like Wood Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Northern Parula, Ovenbird, and Black-throated Green Warbler. Highlights from my survey included documenting Northern Rough-Winged Swallow nest building in the stone pier of the old bridge. This observation was really important because prior to yesterday we didn’t have this species of swallow confirmed as breeding in this 3×3 mile Atlas survey block; now we do! Also, I got to see what we call a “Life Bird” (a species of bird you observe for the first time) on your property: a Nashville Warbler! This was quite exciting!
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[Below is a] list of species I observed Sunday morning (total of 43).
Thanks again,
Jerry
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 4 |
| Mallard | 3 |
| Mourning Dove | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 12 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 6 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 2 |
| Northern Flicker | 1 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | 1 |
| Warbling Vireo | 2 |
| Blue Jay | 7 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 9 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 7 |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 10 |
| Tree Swallow | 2 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 4 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 4 |
| House Wren | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 15 |
| Gray Catbird | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| Eastern Bluebird | 2 |
| Wood Thrush | 4 |
| American Robin | 30 |
| House Sparrow | 4 |
| American Goldfinch | 15 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 25 |
| Field Sparrow | 2 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 30 |
| Song Sparrow | 10 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 50 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 15 |
| Common Grackle | 4 |
| Ovenbird | 1 |
| Nashville Warbler | 1 |
| Northern Parula | 5 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 10 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | 4 |
| Northern Cardinal | 20 |