Tuesday, June 14, 2011

June 2011 Vacation, Day 2: Stonewind Retreat - June 6, 2011 - Chester, AR


Our yurt at Stonewind Retreat (Sanctuary Suite)
















                                                                A view from the Walking Trail at Stonewind Retreat


(3:30-4:45 pm)

Location: Sanctuary Suite, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR



Observation date: 6/6/11


Number of species: 10



Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     4

Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus     1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris     1

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     2

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos    6

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica    1

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis    2

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor    1

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     2

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    1
 

(5:00-6:20 pm)
 
Location: Walking Trail, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/6/11

Number of species: 19



Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus     2

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura    6

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus    1

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     1

Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus     1

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus     2

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     3

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica    26

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis    2

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor    4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea    1

Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos    1

Prairie Warbler - Dendroica discolor    1

Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens    2

Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla    2

Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus    3

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis    1

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    7

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus    3

-New Species for the Lifelist! #194:

Prairie Warbler
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Prairie_Warbler/id



 
Photos of Stonewind Retreat courtesy of SPQ

Photo of a Prairie Warbler courtesy of Wolfgang Wander, via Wikipedia.org

-SPQ 6/14/2011

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