June 2011 Vacation, Day 3: Stonewind Retreat - June 7, 2011 - Chester, AR

                                               A view of one of the fields found along the Walking Trail at Stonewind Retreat


(8:30-9:30 am)

Location: Walking Trail, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/7/11

Number of species: 13



Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura      5

Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     1

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     8

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus     1

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos    3

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     14

Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens     3

Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla     2

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     2

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     8

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     3

Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna     2

Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     1
 
 
(5:30-6:00 pm)
 
Location: Sanctuary Suite, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/7/11

Number of species: 3


American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     3

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     1

Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     2
 
 
(9:15 pm)
 
Location: Sanctuary Suite, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/7/11
Number of species: 1

Eastern Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus     2
 
 
-New Species for the Lifelist #195:
 
Eastern Whip-poor-will
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/whip-poor-will/id
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of Stonewind Retreat courtesy of SPQ
 
Photo of a Whip-poor-will courtesy of Jacob W. Dingel, via sdakotabirds.com
 
-SPQ 6/15/2011