Owl Irruption!

This fall, New England has been inundated with Snowy Owls! Today, I went out to Plum Island to try my luck at finding some, as well as looking for a Rough-Legged Hawk, Razorbill, and Red-Necked Grebe.

We found the first Snowy Owl before we even arrived at the refuge. It was perched on someone's truck, allowing for great views. Then it took off, and I got some great shots!

We also managed to find Long-Tailed Duck, Rough-Legged Hawk, and 3 more Snowy Owls!

Comment if you like!

Sam

Snowy Owl!

The day before Thanksgiving, an incredible county report of 2 Snowy Owls came in on Ebird! I wasn't able to chase them until the day after Thanksgiving, but I was successful! One searcher was already there, and he was able to point them out to my Dad and I in his scope. From there, I was able to get some incredibly blurry, far-away shots:

They didn't seem to be bothered by the airplanes taxiing nearby (Owl on the 2 sign)

Woohoo! A yearbird and a great county bird!

Next, we went looking for some recently reported Horned Larks, and were successful, also finding Snow Buntings and American Pipits.

Horned Larks were a lifer! My year list is now 229, and my life list 242!

Sam

Plum Island

This weekend, my Dad and I took a trip out to Plum Island in Newburyport, MA, one of Massachusetts' premier birding spots. We hoped to see some sea ducks, Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, and especially Rough-Legged Hawk.

We arrived at about 7:45, and just as we were pulling into the refuge, a Coyote ran across the road about 15 yards in front of our car! We watched it run off into the marsh, and a couple of seconds later, 2 ducks flew off :) .

In the Lot 1 Ocean, we found a huge flock of ducks, loons, and grebes, containing Common and Red-Throated Loons, all 3 Scoters, Horned Grebes, Long-Tailed Duck, and Red-Breasted Merganser. Long-Tailed Duck, Red-Throated Loon, and Horned Grebe were lifers!

At the Salt Pans, the recently reported Avocet was nowhere to be found, but there were lots of Wigeons, Pintails, Hooded Mergansers, and Black Ducks to keep us occupied. Across the road were 4 American Tree Sparrows.

Down the road, Hellcat had lots of Bufflehead, Hooded Mergansers, Wigeon, Black Duck, and Mallard. Also present was a late Great Egret and an even later Snowy Egret! We also saw 2 Northern Harriers fly by, and a Bald Eagle was being harassed by a Great Black-backed Gull.

Next, we checked out the Pines Trail. Not 15 feet down the path, we happened upon a flock of sparrows, with Dark-eyed Juncos, White-Throated Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Fox Sparrows, American Tree Sparrows, and a Yellow-Rumped Warbler. I was scanning the flock, when a new sparrow landed nearby. It turned out to be a Field Sparrow, my first. When we arrived at the overlook, we saw the same Bald Eagle from Hellcat perched on a pole, as well as 10 Gadwall and 5 Hooded Mergansers.

Stage Island was pretty much dead when we arrived, and we missed the Rough-Legged Hawk by 15 minutes. However, we did find a flyover flock of Snow Buntings, the day's 5th lifer! Stage Island also had Hooded Mergansers, Bufflehead, and a Hermit Thrush.

Sandy Point was devoid of shorebirds, but 10 Common Loons and 4 Red-Throated Loons, as well as a close raft of 40 Common Eiders were cool to see.

On our way back, we stopped at Cross-Farm Hill, only to find that a Rough-Legged Hawk had flown out of view not 30 seconds before we had arrived. Needless to say, we weren't happy. But that didn't dim our spirits too much, after all, we had had a 5 lifer day.

 Red-Throated Loon

Horned Grebe

 Field Sparrow

 Common Eiders

 Snow Buntings

 Bald Eagle

White-Throated Sparrow

5 lifers raises my ABA list to 232, and my year list to 226.

Rarity Weekends

On October 6th, a funky hummingbird turned up at a Manchester, NH feeder. It turned out to be a Calliope Hummingbird, the very first New Hampshire record! It's still there as of November 9th. I went up to see it on the 2nd, and got some great looks and okay pictures.

Then, this weekend, a Western Kingbird was refound at Barrett's Mill Conservation Land in Concord, MA. I went on Friday morning, but the Kingbird had disappeared just a minute before I arrived. Then, on Saturday, I went again, and was successful, but only saw it for about 30 seconds before it disappeared.

Also there were some Rusty Blackbirds (I didn't see any, but others did),  American Tree Sparrows, and a Fox Sparrow.

Good Birding!

Sam

The Birder's Guide to Carlisle

As many of you know, I have been working on a guide to birding in Carlisle, MA, for the past 4 months. Well, I am happy to announce that it is now up and running! You can view it from this link: http://zyzzyva.wix.com/birdingcarlisle!

Happy Birding!

ABA Young Birder of the Year Contest

The ABA has an annual contest to establish who is the "Young Birder of the Year". To compete in this contest, one has to complete 2 or 3 projects aimed towards birds. The project categories are:
1. Field Notebook: A book of your sightings and descriptions of behavior, as well as sketches.

2. Conservation/Community Action: Help to conserve birds, or educate people about birds.

3. Illustration: Detailed drawing/painting of birds.

4. Writing: Piece about birds, birding, or birders.

5. Photography: Photographing birds (duh...) :)

Numbers 1&2 are major projects, while 3,4, and 5 are minor projects. To compete in the full contest, one has to complete either 2 major projects or 1 major project and 2 minor projects. I am going to do  Conservation, Writing, and Photography projects (because I can't draw...)

My Conservation project will be designing a Guide to Birding in Carlisle. This will include a list of hotspots, observations at those hotspots, and birding hints.

For Photography, I have to choose 6 photos, which I will do later, but here are a couple of contenders:

Piping Plover - Allen's Pond

American Coot - Celery Fields, FL

Allen's Pond - Dartmouth, MA

I recently took a trip to Mass Audubon's Allen's Pond Sanctuary. Allen's Pond is a great spot, with nesting Orchard Orioles, Yellow Warblers, as well as a continuing King Rail, and lots of great sparrows and seabirds. Over 2 separate weekends in Westport, we visited Allen's Pond twice. The first time was before the King Rail report. We birded the Beach Loop trail, checking every Song Sparrow to check if they were Saltmarsh or Seaside Sparrows. None of them were. When we got to the causeway, I found an Orchard Oriole, the first Lifer of the morning!

Orchard Oriole

Also at the causeway, we saw Great-Crested Flycatchers, Eastern Kingbirds, Willets, Yellow Warblers, and Common Yellowthroats. 

We continued on to the beach, where we were treated with great views of a Piping Plover, but besides that the beach was mostly quiet.

Piping Plover

Walking back to the causeway, we found more lifers, a Saltmarsh Sparrow, 4 or 5 Least Terns, and 2 FOY Green Herons!  I got a picture of the Saltmarsh Sparrow, but it wasn't very good and I got a better one later. EBird Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14478688

2 weeks later, we returned to look for the King Rail, as well as migrating shorebirds. The King Rail was located at the same causeway that we birded before. When we walked up, two other birders were standing looking for the bird. They said they hadn't seen the bird yet, but they had been hearing it steadily for a while. We waited for the bird, trying to listen in to where it could be, but the sound carried over the marsh. While waiting, we saw FOYs Short-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs, as well as a lifer Least Sandpiper! 

Short-Billed Dowitchers and a Lesser Yellowlegs

Suddenly, one of the other birders exclaimed that he had the bird. The Rail was 50 yards into the marsh, not helping my opportunities for picture taking. 

King Rail!

We continued down the Beach Loop, finding a couple of Piping Plovers, Great Black-Backed Gulls, and a couple of Killdeer. Once we got to the rocky shore, however, our luck changed. In the water about 40 yards offshore was a drake, breeding plumaged Surf Scoter, my 3rd Lifer of the day! Right near the Surf Scoter were a group of 5 Common Eiders, my 4th Lifer of the day!! The small "raft" of Eiders consisted of 2 juvenile Eiders and 3 adult females.

 Surf Scoter - Lifer 220!

Common Eiders

On our way back to the car, we saw nothing really special, except for a couple of baby Piping Plovers running around the beach. 

Newborn Piping Plover

Trip stats:

Total Species Day 1: 43

Day 2: 53

Total Lifers: 8

FOYs: 3

Adirondacks

I just got back today from the Adirondacks, a 1,000,000 acre park in Upstate New York. The Adirondacks are home to many boreal specialty species, as well as lots of nesting warblers, including the only nesting Palm Warblers in the US. 

Day 1: Day 1 was a travel day, with a 6 hour drive to the cabin in Inlet, NY. 3 hours in to the drive down, I saw my first FOY of the trip - Peregrine Falcon. 

When we arrived at the cabin, we went for a quick walk at Rocky Mountain. Rocky Mountain isn't really a mountain, more just a 300 foot high hill. Being in the Adirondacks, of course, the official elevation is about 2300 feet. On the way up, not much was seen, a couple of Black-throated Green Warblers, 2 Hermit Thrushes and an Ovenbird. The summit was much more interesting, however, with 2 lifers: Purple Finch and Blackburnian Warbler.

Purple Finch: 

Ovenbird: 

I'll spare you the horror of my Blackburnian shot, I got a better one later.

Day 2: Brown's Tract is a campground near Raquette Lake, also close to Ferd's Bog in Inlet. We kayaked around Brown's Tract Pond, but didn't find much, just a distant Common Loon and a Northern Parula. Back at the kayak launch, we found 3 Blue-headed Vireos, a lifer for me. 

Blue-Headed Vireo:

Northern Parula: 

Cooperative Mallard: 

After kayaking, we continued on to Ferd's Bog, hoping for warblers, thrushes, and boreal specialties. However, we only had twenty minutes, and I heard a Black-Throated Blue Warbler sing. The BTB Warbler is my nemesis, having heard it in my yard and almost everywhere during migration, but never being able to find it. I took off into the woods, jumping over rotten trees and the like, until I came to a stream 1/10 of a mile into the woods. I heard it call again, and started to search desparately, until I found the male in a nearby tree. Unable to contain my excitement, I jumped on a log and started snapping pictures. Then, the log, which turned out to be rotten, broke, and I almost got impaled by a stick. Nevertheless, I was able to get a recognizable shot! 

Black-Throated Blue Warbler

Day 3: Moose River Plains can be a great place to bird if the bugs aren't out in swarms, like they were today. At any given time, I was being swarmed by about 25-50 black flies and mosquitoes. We started out by Red Rock Road, where we saw Northern Parulas, Cedar Waxwings, a Blackburnian Warbler, and a Chestnut-Sided Warbler, a lifer for me. 

Cedar Waxwing

White-Throated Sparrow

Blackburnian Warbler - as promised

Distant, misty shot of a Chestnut-Sided Warbler

The rest of the trip was mostly uneventful, with 2 FOY Common Ravens, a couple of Black-Throated Green Warblers and a Hermit Thrush.

Adirondacks Trip:

Lifers: 5: Purple Finch, Blackburnian Warbler, Blue-Headed Vireo, Black-Throated Blue Warbler, Chestnut-Sided Warbler

FOY's (not lifers): 2: Peregrine Falcon, Common Raven

Excited for the South Shore of MA tomorrow: a King Rail has been reported recently and I hope to see Saltmarsh and Seaside Sparrows, Orchard Orioles, and migrating shorebirds!

Great Meadows in Concord

Great Meadows is a great birding hotspot for rails and other marsh birds. Last Thursday, I took a trip to Great Meadows to look for the continuing Sora that had been seen near the entrance to the Dike Trail, as well as the large number of Virginia Rails that had been seen. Arriving at the Refuge and starting down the trail, it became immediately apparent that our shoes would have to be left behind. The trail was entirely flooded, over a foot and a half deep in some places. We were able to locate the Sora, however, with only a little difficulty. After nearly stepping on a 3 foot long Black Snake, my Dad, who came with me for this trip, found the Sora less than ten feet away. Here are some pictures.

Sora at Great Meadows NWR in Concord, MA

We continued down the trail, with more and more flooding.

Trail at Great Meadows - The visible water outlines the trail!

At the end of the causeway, we found 4 Virginia Rails, 2 adults and 2 younglings, by the edge of the water. One was out in the open and allowed for some great photos.

 Virginia Rail

Once, the female rail got a little too close to the male, and the male started chasing her around! 

On the way back to the car, we found a female Yellow Warbler eating a grasshopper, which was very cool to see. This would be the last bird we saw on a very successful trip.

Our Ebird Checklist from the trip: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14432439

Red-Winged Blackbird: 

Florida!

I am a birder from Massachusetts, and have been seriously birding for about 4 months. I decided to start a blog, detailing my sightings and observations while birding.

I will start my blog with a trip report from Florida. My family and I took a vacation in February for 12 days in Florida. While there, we saw 113 different species, 5 of which were lifers. On our first day there, I went for a walk at a state park near where we were staying. We didn’t see anything too special there, just a collection of terns, shorebirds, and raptors such as Black Skimmers, Royal Terns, Willets, Ruddy Turnstones, Sanderlings, and Ospreys (on a nest).

            Day 1 Total: 16

            Cumulative Total: 16

            Lifers: 0

            Best Bird of the Day: Loggerhead Shrike

Ruddy Turnstone

            Day 2: Our second day started off with a trip to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Immokalee, FL. Well known as one of the U.S.’s best birding locations, Corkscrew Swamp has a wide variety of bird species, from waders to vireos to woodpeckers to buntings. We started at the feeders at the main building. After just a couple of seconds, a male Painted Bunting landed in the bushes next to the feeder. As he flew over to the feeder, he was joined by another male, which was very exciting to see. We continued down the boardwalk towards another feeder. On the way we saw Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers, and at the feeders found an Ovenbird. We continued on into the Cypress Forest, finding a Northern Parula and a Black-and-White Warbler, as well as some Carolina Wrens, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Red-shouldered Hawks, and Great-Crested Flycatchers. 

Red-Shouldered Hawk

        We soon made our way to the Lettuce Lakes, small ponds that hold lots of waders. We found Glossy and White Ibises, Yellow and Black-crowned Night Herons, a Wood Stork, Great Blue, Little Blue, and Tricolored Herons. We also saw Great and Snowy Egrets, as well as Double-crested Cormorants and Anhingas. A nice surprise was a Barred Owl perched overhead.

Barred Owl

       We made our way back to the beginning of the loop, and once again found Painted Buntings at the feeders, this time 3 males and a female. The buntings left the feeders and perched in some scrub behind the main building, providing a great photo opportunity. 

Painted Buntings

This concluded our very successful trip to Corkscrew Swamp.

Day Total: 44 species

Cumulative Total: 55 species

Lifers: 0

Best Bird of the Day: Painted Bunting

Day 3: Day 3 involved little birding, a day at the beach. Only 2 new birds were added to the list: Red Knot and Sandwich Tern.

Day Total: 15 species

Cumulative Total: 57 species

Lifers: 0

Best Bird of the Day: Red Knot

Day 4: On Day 4 I traveled to a new birding location: Estero Beach Lagoon in Fort Myers, FL. Looking at it, you wouldn't expect a top birding location. The lagoon is nestled between Fort Myers beach and rows of high-rises, but offers a great way to find lots of waders and shorebirds. There are three separate lagoons. The first lagoon was more or less bird-less, with a couple of herons and egrets. The second lagoon was much more birdy. In the sand along the side of the lagoon, I found a Piping Plover. Piping Plovers are endangered, with only about 8000 left in the wild. Beaches where they nest are often closed off to the public, such as Parker River NWR in Newburyport, MA. The second lagoon also brought a Spotted Sandpiper, Belted Kingfisher, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, and a Wilson's Plover. 

Piping Plover

The third Lagoon was filled with herons and egrets. As we entered, we almost overlooked an endangered Reddish Egret. There are only about 1750 Reddish Egrets in the United States, and most of them are in Texas. Needles to say, we were thrilled. The third pool also had a Black-crowned Night Heron and a Wood Stork. 

Reddish Egret

 Great Blue Heron

 Belted Kingfisher

Day Total: 34

Cumulative Total: 63

Lifers: 4 (Wilson's Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Piping Plover, Spotted Sandpiper)

Best Bird of the Day: Reddish Egret

Day 5: Day 5 was a pretty exciting day. After about 40 minutes of driving on the way to Harnes Marsh Preserve, I looked out the window and saw a Snail Kite! I immediately jumped out of the car, and started snapping pictures. 3 more joined the 1st as they flew towards the preserve. 

Snail Kite - One of 1000 in the US!

Harnes Marsh Preserve is a big place, with a dirt road surrounding a large marsh. Within 5 minutes we had found our first American Coots, Common Gallinule, Blue-winged Teal, Tree Swallows, and Pied-billed Grebes. Later on, we found 2 Northern Harriers, an American Kestrel, a Red-tailed Hawk, and 3 Sandhill Cranes, one sitting on a nest!

 Sandhill Crane on nest

Tree Swallow

Day 5 Total: 41 species

Cumulative Total: 74 species

Day 5 Lifers: 1 Snail Kite

Total Lifers: 5

Best Bird of the Day: Snail Kite

Day 6: Day 6 was a travel day, driving from Naples to Sarasota, but I was able to stop at J.N. Ding Darling NWR on the way. However, I arrived midday, and only found a couple of new trip birds: American White Pelicans and Red-breasted Mergansers. There were also swarms of Willets, and a conspicuous Yellow-crowned Night Heron.

 American White Pelican

 Willets. Willets. Willets. 

Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

Day 6 Total: 15 species

Cumulative Total: 76 Species

Day 6 Lifers: 0

Total Lifers: 5

Best Bird of the Day: American White Pelican

Day 7: In my first day in Sarasota, I birded Celery Fields. My target birds for the trip included Black-necked Stilt, both Yellowlegs, Roseate Spoonbill, Limpkin, and a lot of ducks. My quest for the shorebirds, however, was halted by the drained pond where most of them hang out. Last year, the pond held lots of water, but this year it was dry. We still managed to get a lot of new birds, like Savannah and Song Sparrow, Greater and Lesser Scaup, Northern Shoveler, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Boat-tailed Grackle, and Killdeer. 

 Roseate Spoonbill

 American White Pelicans

 American Coot

Limpkin

Day 7 Total: 47 species

Cumulative Total: 87 species

Day 7 Lifers: 2 (Northern Shoveler, Caspian Tern)

Total Lifers: 7

Best Bird of the Day: Roseate Spoonbill

Day 8: The trip to Myakka State Park is long and repetitive. The side of the road is a replay of tall, light brown grasses with scattered trees. This is, however, a great place to look for Crested Caracara and Loggerhead Shrikes. I only found Loggerhead Shrikes on the way, but not for lack of trying! Once we arrived at the Park, we headed to the Weir, a river with some forested area. As soon as we arrived at the trailhead, an explosion of warblers occurred in the trees above us. We saw a Northern Parula, Palm Warblers, a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and a Yellow-throated Warbler. Continuing down the trail, we found a Roseate Spoonbill, a Greater Yellowlegs, a Glossy Ibis, and a Caspian Tern.

Caspian Tern

We continued on to the birdwalk, a boardwalk overlooking Upper Myakka Lake. In past years, this overlook has yielded Bald Eagles, Swallow-Tailed Kite, Black-necked Stilt, Dunlin, and Short and Long Billed Dowitchers. This year was less plentiful, with Green-winged Teal, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Monk Parakeets, Wild Turkey, and Greater Yellowlegs being the highlights.

Day 8 Total: 48 species
Cumulative Total: 95 species
Day 8 Lifers: 1
Total Lifers: 8
Best Bird of the Day: Bald Eagle

Day 9: The Venice Rookery is a well-known spot among birders for the photography opportunities it provides. However, I was here for one bird in particular - Black-bellied Whistling Duck. The rookery is quite incredible, a island in a small pond with at least 10 pairs of nesting waders.

Venice Rookery

The Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were located in a fenced-in pond behind the actual rookery. There were about 50 and they were very cooperative in allowing me to get close and photograph them. 

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

That ended the trip to Venice Rookery, and on the way back we stopped at a little pond behind a business area, and found lots of new duck species, including Red-breasted and Hooded Merganser, Bufflehead, Ruddy Ducks, Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, and a Pied-billed Grebe. Also present were two playful Snowy Egrets. 

Snowy Egrets

Day 9 Total: 35 species

Cumulative Total: 99 species

Day 9 Lifers: 1

Total Lifers: 9

Best Bird of the Day: Black-bellied Whistling Duck

Day 10 - The Final Day: The Florida vacation was wrapped up with a final trip to Celery Fields. I wasn't expecting much, certainly not the explosion of new species that was to be had. We started out walking up the large hill by the parking lot to survey the area. On the hill, we found our first new bird of the day - Northern Rough-winged Swallow. We continued down the hill, and at the bottom found an Eastern Meadowlark perched in a tree. The Meadowlark eventually flew to the ground, providing great photo ops. 

Eastern Meadowlark

Trooping onwards, we found the trip's first Mottled Duck, a Florida specialty I had been hoping to get. In the same pond as the Mottled Duck, we found our first Muscovy Duck, a remarkably large and ugly introduced species from Central America. We then traveled to an overlook of a marsh, finding the first Swamp Sparrow of the trip, and of my life! At another boardwalk, we found a Purple Gallinule, one of the most beautiful birds of the trip. 

Purple Gallinule

Later in the day, at the beach, I found a Snowy Plover, an American Oystercatcher, and a Forster's Tern, bringing the trip total to 113.

Day 10 Total: 54 species

Cumulative Total: 113 species

Day 10 Lifers: 3

Total Lifers: 12

Best Bird of the Day: Purple Gallinule

Slideshow of Best Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/94138976@N07/9129355715/

Trip List: 

1. Ring-necked Duck

2. Brown Pelican  

3. Osprey

4. Common Loon

5. Cattle Egret

6. Common Egret

7. European Starling

8. Northern Mockingbird

9. Loggerhead Shrike

10. Laughing Gull

11. Ring-billed Gull

12. Rock Dove

13. Mourning Dove

14. American Crow

15. Ruddy Turnstone

16. Double-crested Cormorant

17. Willet

18. Sanderling

19. Red Knot

20. Red-shouldered Hawk

21. Black Skimmer

22. Royal Tern

23. Glossy Ibis

24. White Ibis

25. Painted Bunting

26. Snowy Egret

27. Great-blue Heron

28. Little-blue Heron

29. Tri-colored Heron

30. Wood Stork

31. Anhinga

32. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

33. Black-crowned Night Heron

34. Northern Cardinal

35. Ground Dove

36. Carolina Wren

37. Barred Owl

38. Ovenbird

39. Northern Parula

40. Palm Warbler

41. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

42. Black-and-white Warbler

43. Yellow-rumped Warbler

44. Pileated Woodpecker

45. Red-bellied Woodpecker

46. Great Crested Flycatcher

47. American Kestrel

48. Common Grackle

49. Brown-headed Cowbird

50. Catbird

51. Turkey Vulture

52. Black Vulture

53. American Robin

54. Tree Swallow

55. Blue Jay

56. Sandwich Tern

57. Mallard

58. Fish Crow

59. Spotted Sandpiper

60. Piping Plover

61. Semipalmated Sandpiper

62. Reddish Egret

63. Belted Kingfisher

64. Red-Tailed Hawk

65. Muscovy Duck

66. Blue-winged Teal

67. American Coot

68. Common Gallinule

69. Sandhill Crane

70. Marsh Hawk (a.k.a Northern Harrier)

71. Pied-billed Grebe

72. House Sparrow

73. Red-winged Blackbird

74. Snail Kite

75. Black-bellied Whistling Duck

76. Mottled Duck

77. Northern Shoveler

78. Green-winged Teal

79. Lesser Scaup

80. Greater Scaup

81. Bufflehead

82. Hooded Merganser

83. Red-breasted Merganser

84. Wild Turkey

85. American White Pelican

86. Roseate Spoonbill

87. Bald Eagle

88. Purple Gallinule

89. Limpkin

90. Snowy Plover

91. Caspian Tern

92. Forster’s Tern

93. Common Tern

94. Downy Woodpecker

95. Monk Parakeet

96. Eastern Phoebe

97. Northern Rough-winged Swallow

98. Swamp Sparrow

99. Eastern Meadowlark

100. Cedar Waxwing

101. American Oystercatcher

102. Common Yellowthroat

103. Yellow-throated Warbler

104. Savannah Sparrow

105. Song Sparrow

106. Killdeer

107. Greater Yellowlegs

108. Eurasian Collared Dove

109. Great-Crested Flycatcher

110. Boat-tailed Grackle

111. American Goldfinch

112. Chipping Sparrow

113. Black-bellied Plover