St. Luke's Anderson Campus Trails ~ October 29, 2024

I took a walk around some of the trails behind the St. Luke's Anderson Campus. The cattails around the pond held 13 Red-winged Blackbirds while a Northern Flicker, 2 Northern Mockingirds, 2 Brown-headed Cowbirds, and a Chipping Sparrow were in the trees around the pond.

Northern Flicker

Brown-headed Cowbird

A conservative count of at least 100 American Goldfinches were seen in the patch of sunflowers next to the pond.

The trails through the weedy area southeast of the pond produced a good amount of sparrows. I saw at least 16 Savannah Sparrows, 11 White-throated Sparrows, 8 Dark-eyed Juncos, and 3 Field Sparrows among 59 Song Sparrows.

Savannah Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Other birds present were a 'fly-by' Merlin, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, 13 American Robins, and 14 Cedar Waxwings.

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