A sunny and chilly day greeted us for the exploratory walk. This is the first HAS walk at this location. Eight of us turned out to see what was in the park. Some GPS’s sent people on the scenic route, as the street is off the main drag. We made note of the donation HAS made for native plantings.
The trail led along the river, where we got Wood Ducks and Yellow-rumped Warblers. We also heard a Hairy Woodpecker. We stopped several places to search in detail, and we got many common species.
We checked out an open field where a house used to be and found several species high in the trees. We checked out a pipeline cut where we found a Turkey Vulture circling overhead.
Most of us agreed that the area has potential, and we should return in the spring.
Overall, we had 18 species, and one warbler.
Larry Lunden
Species found:
Wood Duck 4, Turkey Vulture 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 4, Downy Woodpecker 1, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 3, Eastern Phoebe 2, Blue Jay 3, American Crow 1, Black-capped Chickadee 3, Tufted Titmouse 3, White-breasted Nuthatch 3, Carolina Wren 1, American Robin 3, House Sparrow 1, White-throated Sparrow 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 4, Northern Cardinal 4
