First Bird Walk of Spring 2009

We enjoyed a lovely birdwalk this past Saturday, April 25th with 13 participants led by knowledgable naturalist Dave St. James.  The native flowers were just starting to come into bloom; hepatica, trout lily, bloodroot, dutchman's briches, wild ginger and trillium. A lonely muskrat floated peacefully down the river.  We had 15 species of birds seen and 7  were heard calling to mates. Gliding first into our view was the graceful great blue heron, red winged blackbird, song sparrow, chipping sparrow, downey woodpecker, ruby crowned kinglet, turkey vulture, blk/wht. warbler, red bellied woodpecker, white breasted nuthatch, black throated green warbler, phoebe, spotted sandpiper (first of season), red tailed hawk, robin. Heard were hermit thrush, cardinal, blue headed vireo and raven. We had a wonderful time looking for newly sprouting ferns of which Bart's Cobble has 44 species more than any area in MA. Thank you all for joining us. Our next birdwalk will be @ Project Native Sat May 9th @7:45am. Visit Wild Birds Country Store for more information.