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Monday, November 20, 2017

Checklist: Heinz bird walk in September

Back in September, Penn Birding joined a bird walk led by volunteer Gregg Gorton at Heinz Wildlife Refuge. What a lovely morning for birding it was! 

Here's a checklist of some birds we saw during the excursion:

Canada Goose  40
Mute Swan  6
Northern Shoveler  4
Mallard  2
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Wood Duck  3
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  7
Great Egret  21
Common Gallinule  3 
Bald Eagle  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  15
Chimney Swift  15     Flying
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  1     Heard
Tufted Titmouse  2
Marsh Wren  1
American Robin  2
Gray Catbird  5
European Starling  15
Black-and-white Warbler  4
Northern Parula  3
American Goldfinch 3