Twelve birders assembled for the bird walk on Sunday, August 30th at Van Doren Park. Birding seemed slow at first but the longer we walked, more and more species were seen and heard.
Two in our group saw a Red-tailed Hawk in flight. A Black Phoebe was heard, and then seen near the river. It was a good morning for swallow sightings. Four Purple Martins flew back and forth high above, and Tree, Violet-green and Barn Swallows flew high and low over the park, meadow and river.
Common Yellowthroats and an Orange-crowned Warbler provided color for the morning. So did three California Scrub-jays and many Cedar Waxwings. A final flourish to the walk was a Wilson's Snipe flying over the group as we departed.
