I was watching two Savannah Sparrows when a Northern Harrier showed up and began hunting over the field.
The edge of the woods was so active that I only got looks at about two-thirds of the birds that were flitting and flying around. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, and Purple Finch were some of the highlights.
Sparrows there included Swamp and Lincoln's in addition to Chipping, Field, White-throated, and Song Sparrow.
Warblers were represented by Nashville, Tennessee, Blackpoll, Palm, Yellow-rumped, and Black-throated Green.
Lots of Tree Swallows blanketed the north pond, which also held the Pied-billed Grebe, the Hooded Merganser, a Killdeer, and four distant Pectoral Sandpipers. A search through the swallows revealed six Northern Rough-winged Swallows and a late Barn Swallow.
A Cooper's Hawk circled overhead, which made all of the swallows a little nervous about becoming dinner.
At the south pond, I found three Green-winged Teal in among the numbers of Mallards and Canada Geese. I ended up with a nice total of 47 species for the site.
Over at the Newburg Road retention ponds, highlights included Eastern Phoebe, Horned Lark, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, House Wren, Swamp, White-throated, and Savannah Sparrow, and warblers comprised of Palm, Nashville, Yellow-rumped, and Common Yellowthroat.
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