Birding at Penitentiary Glen 5/23/09
Location: Penitentiary Glen
Observation date: 5/23/09
Notes: Started 75 degrees (F) and sunny; felt closer to 80 by the time we finished.
Number of species: 13
- Canada Goose 4
- Barred Owl 1
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
- Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
- Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
- Eastern Phoebe 2
- Blue Jay 1
- Tree Swallow 3
- Black-capped Chickadee 3
- White-breasted Nuthatch 3
- Chipping Sparrow 2
- Northern Cardinal 2
- Common Grackle 1
The Barred Owl was a sight; something must have roused it from it’s rest, as it was moving around, which is why we saw it in the first place. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird I caught sight of by accident, as it was about 25 feet or so away and up in the branches, but I was able to follow it for a bit as it darted around from tree to tree.