[CT Birds] Bent of the River bird sightings

[Judith Stevens]

Saturday, April 12, Between 11 a.m. and noon Donna Rose Smith and Judith Stevens observed:

1 Osprey
3 pairs of Red-tailed Hawks migrating north escorted perhaps by one of the pairs.
1 Black Vulture

On the ground, around the Barn:
3 Palm Warblers - Male
1 Chipping Sparrow, beautifully marked
Many Field Sparrows
2 Tree Swallows
2 Phoebe residents gleaning moss for their nest site
Many Song Sparrows
We also noticed that there seems to be a problem with some of the resident White-throated Sparrows; their eyes look rheumy and swollen.
Heard Pine Siskins in the Hemlocks on the River

Judith Stevens and Donna Rose Smith
Bent of the River Audubon Center
185 E. Flat Hill Road
Southbury, CT 06488