Carolina Chickadee.
Photo by Sleepy Sun Fox

May 9 was the start of the first Birdathon for the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers team (Kristin and Jonathan Morales). We walked the Sanctuary Trail at Algonkian Regional Park for the first time and visited Claude Moore Park and the Broadlands Wetlands Preservation Area. During our 48-hour Birdathon we identified 39 species including four that we had never seen before: an Eastern Kingbird, Blue Grosbeak, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and an Orchard Oriole. We loved spending time outdoors and had a great time doing the Birdathon!

Brown Thrasher.
Photo by Sleepy Sun Fox

Species List
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Chipping Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow
Canada Goose
Mallard
Red-shouldered Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Great Blue Heron
Common Merganser
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker

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