Hanley Preserve Field Sta 5/9/26

Lyn Jacobs, Steve & Linda Benedict, Holly Noble, Allyn Paul, Rebecca Rooney, Jim Dehnert, Leslie Preston, Ann Raffetto, Tom Bjorkman, Yang Yingzhen, Kevin Armstrong, John & Sarah Gross, Cathy McGrath, Lee Stivers, and Lori & Steve VanKirk met early on a drizzly morning at Hobart College's Hanley Biological Field Preserve. Carefully avoiding the poison ivy on the gateposts, we ventured out to see what we could see.

With a nice variety of easily accessible habitats, this location has a lot to offer. Thankfully, the rain stopped and held off for the length of our visit. While we did not record a large number of birds (134), we  observed 41 species, with some nice surprises.

(Thanks to Lyn J for being the Keeper of the Lists)

Canada Goose 5

Mourning Dove 3

Green Heron 2

Turkey Vulture 4

Northern Harrier 1

Red-tailed Hawk 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker 2

Pileated Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker 2

Merlin 1

Willow Flycatcher (seen, confirmed by Merlin) 1

Least Flycatcher 1

Eastern Phoebe 2

Great Crested Flycatcher 1

Eastern Warbling Vireo 3

American Crow 2

Black-capped Chickadee 2

Tufted Titmouse 2

Tree Swallow 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet 1

White-breasted Nuthatch 1

Carolina Wren 2

Gray Catbird 8

American Robin 9

American Goldfinch 9

Field Sparrow 1

White-throated Sparrow 3

Song Sparrow 4

Eastern Towhee 5

Baltimore Oriole 4

Red-winged Blackbird 20

Brown-headed Cowbird 2

Common Grackle 6

Blue-winged Warbler 1

Nashville Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 4

Northern Yellow Warbler 10

Black-throated Blue Warbler 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler 1

Northern Cardinal 2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2