Sunday 6 May 2012

Olmsted Park--Ward's Pond, Suffolk, MA, USA, 6-May-2012

5:20 PM - 6:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)

Comments: Second part of patch outing with Kim.
Weather: warm, sunny, bright; cooler as it got later.

8 species

Mallard 2 males.
Chimney Swift X - over.
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 on trees at top of tree before Ward's.
Grey Catbird 3
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X - heard at the bottom of the hill before Ward's.
Northern Cardinal 1 male.
Baltimore Oriole 1 male seen, several more heard. At first it was hard to find but once picked out it was unmistakeable & it even proceeded to come very close to us in trees just above the path. Life-tick.

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