Auerfarm State Park – Trip Report: May 7, 2025

Twelve birders arrived at Auerfarm at 7 a.m. It was foggy and visibility was not great but we carried on with our task at hand – birding and exploring Auerfarm.  The sun never came out but we had a good time.

We first walked to the top of Auerfarm State Park where there is an old fruit tree meadow with a grassy hilltop and a beautiful view of the Metacomet Ridge looking west.  We then walked on main road of the farm through the grassland areas, the farm buildings area and around the large blueberry patch.

Overall the group identified 41 bird species with two highlights – seeing 22 Double-crested Cormorants flying and a newly arrived ruby-throated hummingbird in the blueberry patch.

Species Identified – Mourning dove, chimney swift, ruby-throated hummingbird, double-created cormorant, turkey vulture, cooper’s hawk, red-tailed hawk, red-bellied woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, northern flicker, eastern kingbird, warbling vireo, blue jay, American crow, common raven, tufted titmouse, tree swallow, barn swallow, white-breasted nuthatch, northern house wren, carolina wren, european starling, gray catbird, northern mockingbird, eastern bluebird, wood thrush,  american robin, house sparrow, house finch, American goldfinch, chipping sparrow, white-throated sparrow, song sparrow, Baltimore oriole, red-winged blackbird, common yellowthroat, northern parula, black throated green warbler, northern cardinal, indigo bunting.

Al Gatti & Jack Halibozek