March

• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, male & female pair
• Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
• Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, male & female pair
• Killdeer, Charadrius vociferous
• Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
• American Robin, Turdus migratorius
• Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
• Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
• House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
• Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
• Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
• Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus, male & female pair

April

• Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
• Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, male & female pair
• American Robin, Turdus migratorius
• Killdeer, Charadrius vociferous
• Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, heard only
• American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
• Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura
• Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
• House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
• Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, heard only
• Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
• European Starling, Stumus vulgaris
• Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris

May

• American Robin, Turdus migratorius
• Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, with goslings!
• Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
• American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis
• American Woodcock, Scolopax minor
• Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, possible male/female pair
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
• Northern Flicker, yellow-shafted, Colaptes auratus
• White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis
• Killdeer, Charadrius vociferous
• Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
• Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
• Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
• Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
• Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
• Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum

Notes:

• Possible American Kestrel, Falco sparverius, near the nature preserve on April 10th
• Gulls sighted above farm fields on April 13th. The following species are known to be migrants through the area:
  • Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
  • Bonaparte's Gull, Larus philadelphia
  • Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
• Hawk sighted above farm fields in mid to late April. Believed to be one of the following species:
  • Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus
  • Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus
• Sighted /Horned Lark/ or /Eastern Meadowlark/ in farm field in early May.
  • Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris
  • Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna
• Sighted /House Finch/ or /Purple Finch/ at backyard feeder on May 11th.
  • House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
  • Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus