BMAS Field Trip

Nine birders enjoyed a morning of birding on Foster Road and S. Fork Russell Creek Road the morning of June 1.  It rained all night so the birds were very active and visible when we got to our first stop on Foster Road.  One yellow breasted chat put on quite a show for all of us.  Our total species list was 48 and almost all of the birds were seen by everyone.  The biggest surprise of the day was the olive sided flycatchers on both roads.  They are migrating through our area on their way to the mountains, so we timed it just right. We also saw a very large swarm of honey bees in a locust tree.  They were fascinating to watch.

Here are the highlights of the trip:

 

Veery - several calling                Yellow-breasted chat - several

Olive sided flycatcher - 4             Lazuli bunting - several

Willow flycatcher - several           Black-headed grosbeak - several

Western wood peewee - many     Bullock's oriole - several

Western tanager - several            House wren - several

Great horned owl - 1                    Yellow warbler - many

Western kingbird - 2                    Wild turkey - many

Rufous hummingbird - - many       Gray catbird - several 

Calliope hummingbird - several      Chipping sparrow - several

Black-chinned hummingbird - 1     Fox sparrow - 2 heard

Warbling vireo - several                Swainson's hawk

Hairy woodpecker

 

Several of the group had cameras and scopes along so we have a good record of the trip.

Ginger