Comments on: 2012: Birdwatching Big Year! https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/ Preserving and enhancing Delaware County's oldest park Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-1456 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:57:23 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-1456 We ended our Big Year with 83 species… and 99 total bird species documented in Glen Providence Park! A tremendous thank you to the Birding Club of Delaware County for its help.
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]]> By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-1292 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:34:46 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-1292 A Fox Sparrow in November brought us to 83!

]]> By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-1101 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:38:10 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-1101 Looks like I missed a Purple Finch this morning- and we are up to 82! It was likely Nick or Nick who entered it on eBird…

]]> By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-1099 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:39:20 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-1099 With October’s additions of the Blue-headed Vireo and Hermit Thrush, then the Golden-crowned Kinglet and Swamp Sparrow today, we are up to 81 for our Birding Big Year! Thank you to Nick Pulcinella and Nick Crocetto for leading today’s Bird Walk.

]]> By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-978 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:44:35 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-978 And yesterday’s pair of Magnolia Warblers brings us to 77!

]]> By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-773 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:40:58 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-773 We had 2 exciting additions in August, with reports of a Bald Eagle and Great Egret! That’s 76 and counting…

]]> By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-672 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:37:06 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-672 In June we added the Eastern Screech-Owl, so we are up to 74 for this year.

]]> By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-578 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 02:52:32 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-578 What a month! We are up to 73 total species in 2012, with 23 additions in May including: Great Crested Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, Northern Parula, Blackpoll Warbler, Veery, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper, Scarlet Tanager, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, and Eastern Wood-Pewee.

Many thanks to Al Guarente and Dave Eberly of the Birding Club of Delaware County for their expert help, and to the migrating warblers who visited Glen Providence Park!

]]> By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-518 Tue, 01 May 2012 12:38:50 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-518 We’re up to 50 species in 2012, with April additions of the Wood Duck, Wood Thrush, Tree Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, House Wren, Brown-headed Cowbird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Ovenbird!

]]> By: stephanie https://glenprovidencepark.org/2011/11/28/2012-birdwatching-big-year/#comment-459 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:32:34 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=729#comment-459 We are up to 42 species for our 2012 Big Year, with March additions of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Winter Wren, American Goldfinch, and Eastern Phoebe.

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