Red-shouldered Hawk.
Photo by Jenny Erickson

In spite of a couple of inches of rain the day before, the group of 11, led by Jane Yocom and Joe Coleman on November 12, found the trails surprisingly dry at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve.  The walk featured beautiful fall weather and skies full of raptors including two Bald Eagles, two Red-tailed Hawks, two Red-shouldered Hawks and a lot of vultures. The other highlights of the walk included a well-seen Winter Wren, Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets, very vocal and visible Common Ravens, and six of the seven woodpeckers who winter here.

The complete lists of birds observed can be seen below or on eBird at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S122285097.

Species List:
Canada Goose 2
duck sp. 1
Mourning Dove 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 15
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 8
Fish Crow 5
Common Raven 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Winter Wren 2
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 10
Northern Mockingbird 4
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 5
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 5
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 45
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 4
Northern Cardinal 6