Birds and Butterflies at Norman Bird Sanctuary walk on 7/19/14

Norman Bird Sanctuary, Newport, RI
Jul 19, 2014 
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Leader: Dan Berard
2.0 mile(s)
62 species (+2 other taxa)

• Canada Goose - 9
  
• Surf/Black Scoter - 9 (Distant, seen from Overlook)
  
• Ring-necked Pheasant - 2 (Females; Released nearby?)
  
• Common Loon - 1 (Flyby)
  
• Double-crested Cormorant -  7 (Estimate)
  
• Great Blue Heron -  1
  
• Great Egret -  1
  
• Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1
  
• Turkey Vulture -  2
  
• Osprey -  3
  
• Red-tailed Hawk -  1
  
• Solitary Sandpiper -  1 (Flyover calling)
  
• Ring-billed Gull -  1
  
• Herring Gull (American) -  6 (Estimate)
  
• Great Black-backed Gull -  4 (Estimate)
  
• Common Tern -  1
  
• Mourning Dove -  4
  
• Chimney Swift - 4
  
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird -  3
  
• Red-bellied Woodpecker -  1
  
• Downy Woodpecker -  3
  
• Hairy Woodpecker -  1
  
• Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) -  7 (Appeared to be a fair bit of 'movement')
  
• Merlin -  1 (Flying low overhead being harassed by 
• Red-winged Blackbirds and grackles. Unable to confirm age, did not appear to be juvenile based on 'wing wear'.)
  
• Willow Flycatcher - 1
  
• Great Crested Flycatcher -  5
  
• Eastern Kingbird -  1
  
• White-eyed Vireo -  3
  
• Red-eyed Vireo -  2
  
• Blue Jay - 2
  
• American Crow - 3
  
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow -  2 (Estimate)
  
• Tree Swallow -  30 (Estimate; Beginning to stage as well as some still nesting)
  
• Bank Swallow -  1 (Possibly more)
  
• Barn Swallow -  13 (Estimate)

Butterflies:

• Cabbage White ~ 6
  
• Clouded Sulphur ~ 5
  
• Orange Sulphur – 2
  
• Polygonia sp – 1 (Brief flyby)
  
• Red Admiral – 7
  
• Monarch – 3
  
• Silver-spotted Skipper – 1
  
• Crossline Skipper – 1
  

• American Robin -  6 (Estimate)
  
• Gray Catbird -  11 (Estimate)
  
• European Starling – 12 (Estimate; several small flocks flying over parking lot a few times, unclear if same flock(s))
  
• Cedar Waxwing - 6
  
• Common Yellowthroat - 2
  
• American Redstart – 3 (Two flying over with Yellow Warblers seen from overlook)
  
• Yellow Warbler -  20 (Low estimate; Noticeable push of this species as of late. Throughout the day there were consistent individuals or small group (~3) flying over. Very noticeable from parking lot and while at the Overlook several individuals were seen putting up and turning around when they reach the 'water')
  
• Pine Warbler - 1 (Local bird?)
  
• warbler sp. - 1 (Very high, silent individual. Presumably Yellow Warbler, but too high overhead and brief to be sure)
  
• Eastern Towhee -  5
  
• Chipping Sparrow – 1 (Juvenile)
  
• Song Sparrow - 7 
  
• Northern Cardinal - 3
  
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 (Local bird?)
  
• Bobolink - 1
  
• Red-winged Blackbird - 12 (Estimate)
  
• Common Grackle - 9
  
• Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
  
• Orchard Oriole - 1
  
• House Finch - 2
  
• American Goldfinch - 6 (Estimate)
  
• House Sparrow - 20 (Low estimate; A small flock made several passes over the parking lot and many still very actively nesting)
  
• Black-capped Chickadee - 2
  
• Tufted Titmouse -  5
  
• White-breasted Nuthatch -  2
  
• House Wren -  9
  
• Carolina Wren -  5
  
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 (Breeding at this site?)
  
• Eastern Bluebird - 1 (Flyover calling)
  

Dragonflies:

• Eastern Pondhawk – 5
  
• Blue Dasher – 3
  
• Eastern Amberwing – 1
  
• Meadowhawk sp – 1 (Teneral)
  
• Black Saddlebags - 1

Mammals:

• Eastern Cottontail - 2
  
• Eastern Chipmunk - 1
  
• Eastern Gray Squirrel - 2
  
• Mink - 1