Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve
Observations on Bird Walk 28 May 2023
Roo Slagle, Annette Kalinoski, Sally Laughlin
A group of 10 enjoyed a pleasant walk this morning, and located 23 species of birds. The highlights were a Scarlet
Tanager singing from the top of a pine tree in the Preserve parking lot (see photo below) and a flurry of sightings at eye
level in the Sandblow pine grove: Chestnut-sided Warbler, House Wren, and Indigo Bunting. The full list is below – 23
species.
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Number observed: 1 - Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Number observed: 6 - Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Number observed: 2 - American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Number observed: 6 - Common Raven Corvus corax
Number observed: 1 - Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Number observed: 4 - Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Number observed: 2 - Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
Number observed: 1 - House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Number observed: 1 - Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Number observed: 2 - White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Number observed: 3 - Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Number observed: 2 - Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Number observed: 2 - Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Number observed: 7 - Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Number observed: 1 - Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Number observed: 4 - Northern Parula Setophaga americana
Number observed: 1 - Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Number observed: 3 - Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
Number observed: 4 - Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
Number observed: 2 - Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
Number observed: 2 - Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Number observed: 1
- 23 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Number observed: 2