September Bird Walk Report

Five adults and three young aspiring naturalists joined us this morning for the Avimor Bird Walk up Spring Valley Creek Trail. The Sharp-shinned Hawks and Northern Harrier were nice surprises. The abundance of Spotted Towhees was shocking.

Here is what we saw:

Location: Avimor--Spring Valley Creek Trail
Observation date: 9/12/09
Number of species: 23

California Quail 36
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Killdeer 2
Mourning Dove 3
Northern Flicker 3
Say's Phoebe 2
Black-billed Magpie 6
Barn Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Rock Wren 1
House Wren 1
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1 (heard only)
Western Tanager 4
Spotted Towhee 9
Song Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 16
Western Meadowlark 6
Brewer's Blackbird 3
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 7

This report was generated automatically by eBird