By Chris Bensley
Although the weather was a bit cool, the enthusiasm was burning on our first spring outing. Our gathering featured three notable authors: Lillian Stokes, Peter Alden, and Richard Primack. It was a feast for all the senses and we were able to see, up close, a number of species. Althought it was still too soon in the season to see the returning insectivorous songbirds, we've added another Great Meadows walk on Sunday morning May 21st. CLICK THE VIDEO PLAY BUTTON.
Here is a partial list of the birds we saw on April 29 on our Spark Birding walk:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Hooded Merganser
Osprey
Virginia Rail (heard)
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Marsh Wren
Yellow Warbler
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
We also saw Cuckooflower and masses of Lesser Celandine (a new invasive buttercup) and a current absence of the tall invasive Eurasian Phragmites (Common Reed).
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