The SPRING BIRDING FESTIVAL took place on Saturday, May 13th, 2006. Although the day was rainy and started out a bit cold, the event was a success. We had over 60 people participate in the bus tours of Crex Meadows, and a total of 86 species of birds were reported. Look below for a complete list. Overall, more than 100 visitors passed through the Education Center throughout the day. Bruce Bacon was on hand most of the day banding birds and we were treated to close up views of many birds such as Blue Jay, Swamp Sparrow, and Yellow Warbler. A few brave souls ventured out on canoe/kayak tours, and wonderful and informative programs were put on by Chris Cold and Jim Williams. Thank You to all who participated, especially the volunteers and staff. Without your hard work, this event could not have been possible.
Wildlife
Education and Visitor Center
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Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Red-necked Grebe American Bittern Great Blue Heron Green Heron Trumpeter Swan Canada Goose (many goslings) Wood Duck Green-winged Teal Mallard Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Ruddy Duck Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Virginia Rail American Coot Sandhill Crane Killdeer Lesser Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper |
Upland Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull Mourning Dove Red-headed Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Horned Lark Tree Swallow Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Sedge Wren Marsh Wren Blue-gray Kinglet Eastern Bluebird American Robin Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher Solitary Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Warbling Vireo
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Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Rufous-sided Towhee Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Northern Oriole American Goldfinch |
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