Regency Boulevard and Green Pond Once Again ~ October 23, 2022

The woods edge at the Regency Boulevard retention ponds produced Tufted Titmouse, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and sparrows that included Field and Savannah among the expected Song and White-throateds. Sparrow numbers were way down from yesterday, most likely because the soybean field had been harvested the day before. A Sharp-shinned Hawk flew by and landed in one of the nearby trees, which also shut down the bird activity for a while.

The north pond held a Green-winged Teal, a Killdeer, a Great Blue Heron, 3 American Coots, 2 Northern Shovelers, and a male Ruddy Duck. This was a different Ruddy Duck from the one seen yesterday, which was an immature.

American Coot

Male Ruddy Duck

A visit to Green Pond included a stop at the retention pond along Farmersville Road, located across the road from Green Pond. There, I found two American Black Ducks and both a Turkey Vulture and a Black Vulture perched on the same branch.

American Black Ducks

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture (left) and Black Vulture (right)

The treeline between the gravel parking lot and the golf course produced a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a Chipping Sparrow, plus a 'fly-by' Sharp-shinned Hawk.

The little pond area by the house at the intersection held Eastern Phoebe, Red-winged Blackbird, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. A Great Blue Heron was at Green Pond.

I spotted a Swamp Sparrow among a good number of Song Sparrows at the flooded field area.

Swamp Sparrow

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