Gerry McGee, my wife Jane and I strolled through Rockefeller State park this morning for a few hours and were pleasantly surprised by the birds there for a summer day. Bluebirds were all over and we were surprised to find a Scarlet Tanager. It’s a very pleasant place to walk and the birds only enhanced the experience. Scarlet Tanager Yellow Warbler (2) Eastern Bluebird (many, especially around their boxes.) American Redstart Warbling Vireo (few) Red-eyed Vireo (few) Downy Woodpecker White-breasted Nuthatch Baltimore Oriole (3) Orchard Oriole Turkey Vulture Great-crested Flycatcher (4) Black-capped Chickadee (2) Chipping Sparrow (3) Gray Catbird (numerous) Tree Swallow (numerous, some nesting in the Bluebird boxes) Barn Swallow Song Sparrow American Robin Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle American Crow Northern Cardinal Brown-headed Cowbird Mourning Dove Blue Jay
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