Beechwood State Park 5/3/2026

Greetings, On this very chilly day, albeit with plenty of sunshine, sixteen members (Kevin A, Linda/Steve B, Kate G, Jon G, Cathy M, Allyn P, Dave/Joan R, Inge R, Rich R, Pete S, Lori/Steve V, Yang Y) showed up for what we all hoped would be a fallout of migrating birds. NOPE! It was eerily quiet, especially in the beginning. We worked hard to produce our list of 45 species. Highlights included a beautiful Pileated Woodpecker heard drumming and later found. And at the other end of the size spectrum, loads of tiny Ruby-crowned Kinglets moved through the trees. EasternTowhees and White-throated Sparrows added their voices to enhance our experience, but both species were quite shy and hardly showed themselves. 

Lyn Jacobs

Beechwood SP, Wayne, New York, US

May 3, 2026 7:48 AM - 10:56 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.408 mile(s)

45 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  4

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  5

Mallard (Domestic type)  1     Large in size, this bird was standing on a fallen log in the "Orchard Pond", brilliant green head, bright orange legs/feet.

Bufflehead  8

Common Merganser  2

Mourning Dove  3

Ring-billed Gull  3

Caspian Tern  5

tern sp.  2

Double-crested Cormorant  45

Green Heron  1

Turkey Vulture  5

Osprey  2

Cooper's Hawk  1

Bald Eagle  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  3

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

Bank Swallow  5

Tree Swallow  8

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  15

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  1

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  8

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  4

Field Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  9

Eastern Towhee  5

Red-winged Blackbird  12

Common Grackle  9

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  5