Bronx Brendan and I walked the main path for 2.5 hours around the “Island” today and continuously flushed Hermit Thrushes as we walked. We easily saw 130 and stopped counting. In equal numbers were RC Kinglets, YR Warblers and WT and Song Sparrows. We guessed there were thousands of these species in the woods as the path we took only goes around the perimeter of the “Island. Palm Warblers, Yellow-crowned Kinglets were also in great abundance. Other species included Purple Finch, Cedar Waxwings and a small kettle of RT Hawks. There was a Peregrine Falcon bathing in a puddle in the Orchard Beach Parking lot but it was flushed by a passing car. This was one of the birdiest days we could remember in the park.
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