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Outings & Sightings 8/18/2010

Well it certainly has been a busy, non-birding week here at “A Birders Notebook”, but I was able to get some birding in with my new birding friend John M. We had planned on going to VOA Park to spot some Henslow’s, but John called and said that he had spotted a Sora over at the holding pond at Winton Woods Park. And since I didn’t have one on my life list, we went there instead.

We also meet up with Allan C. who was there for the same reason. Even though we had a fleeing glimpse of the Sora, none the less, it was a new bird, and I left a happy person.

I had never been to this part of Winton Woods before and John informed me that it was a pretty hot spot for ducks in the winter time. Not as good as Camp Dennison, but good all the same. Another place to check out during the winter, I like it.

We arrived at about 7:00 pm and left at 8:30 pm. Birds of interest are,

1. Grasshopper Sparrow
2. Song Sparrow
3. Gold Finch
4. Eastern Phoebe
5. Purple Martin
6. Indigo Bunting
7. Sora
8. Wood Duck
9. Mallard
10. Blue Wing Teal
11. Great Blue Heron
12. Cedar Wax Wing
13. Field Sparrow
14. Canada Goose
15. Chimney Swift
16. Eastern Bluebird
17. Common Nighthawk
18. Cooper’s Hawk
19. Mourning Dove
20. Eastern Kingbird
21. Carolina Chickadee
22. Tufted Titmouse
23. Carolina Wren
24. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
25. American Robin
26. Northern cardinal
27. Blue Grosbeak
28. House Finch