First ever BC in OC, also corresponded to WSB so there was good reason to try to rep my section which was Lakewood, Jackson and New Egypt. Day was very birdy but conditions after lunch were not ideal. Still not bad for the first time out of the gate with this project.
Great Blue Heron 3
Green Heron 1:
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 20
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 20
RSH 2 at Metedeconk Preserve
RTH 7
Wild Turkey 1
Killdeer 1
LAGU 1
Rock Dove 20
Mourning Dove 20
YBC 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated hummer 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
RBWP 10
Downy 2
Northern Flicker 3
East. Peewee 2
East. Phoebe 2
East. Kingbird 2
GC Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 7
Tree Swallow 20+ at CM
BCC 20+
Tufted Titmouse 20+
WBN 2
BG Gnatcatcher 20
Veery 1
Hermit thrush 1
American Robin 20+
Gray Catbird 20+
Northern Mocker 10
Brown Thrasher 1
Euro Star 20+ a note here is that they seem to be expanding quite a bit in my part of OC. They had taken over all the nest boxes that I saw at CM.
Northern Parula 6
Yellow 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Cape May 1
YRW 20
BTG 1
Pine Warbler 20 Most numerous at CM, many nesting!
Bay-breasted 1
Blackpoll 1
B&W 2
American Redstart 5
Overbird 20 also very numerous at CM with many singing.
Scarlet tanager 2
eastern towhee 2
chipping sparrow 20+
field sparrow 5
grasshopper sparrow 2
song sparrow 2
wts 5
northern cardinal 5
rwbb 2
common grackle 20+
orchard oriole 1
baltimore oriole 2
house finch 2
goldfinch 10
house sparrow 20+
