Members of the club were treated to a wide variety of bird sightings at the Lawson Nature Reserve on Saturday, May 19th. The Reserve is a vibrant transition ground for migratory warblers during the month of May, as well as home to a number of local bird species. Despite the brief downpour, members saw and counted 38 different species within a 4 hour window. Thanks are extended to our key birders for leading this bird count and helping to identify the following birds:
- American Redstart (3)
- Baltimore oriole (5 male / 5 female)
- Black and white warbler (1)
- Blue jay (3)
- Canada geese (5)
- Canada warbler (1) [Status: Threatened]
- Cardinal (4 male / 4 female)
- Chickadee (15)
- Chipping sparrow (4)
- Common yellow throat (1)
- Cowbird (2)
- Crow (5)
- Downie woodpecker (5)
- European Starling (5)
- Gold finch (8)
- Grackle (3)
- Great blue heron (1)
- Great Crested flycatcher (1)
- Gray Catbird (3)
- Magnolia warbler (4)
- Mallard (male and female)
- Nashville warbler (1 male and female)
- Peewee (1)
- Red-bellied woodpecker (5)
- Red-breasted nuthatch (1)
- Red-eyed vireo (6)
- Red-winged blackbird (6)
- Robin (3)
- Rose-breasted grosbeak (7 male / 4 female)
- Scarlet tanager (1)
- Tennessee warbler (8)
- Tree swallow (1)
- Turkey vulture (3)
- White-breasted nuthatch (3)
- Wild turkey (1)
- Wood duck (1)
- Wren (3)
- Yellow rump warbler (1)
Please note: The enclosed photos were taken at Rondeau Park on May 12 but do represent some of the bird species seen at the Lawson Nature
