Bicentennial Park, Arrowhead Road, and Tatamy ~ May 22, 2026

I went back to Bicentennial Park for three reasons: to see if the Alder Flycatcher was still there, to record all of the birds there since the park is in one of my Breeding Bird Atlas blocks, and to join a bird walk that was going to be held there a little later in the morning. I checked the area where the Alder Flycatcher was the night before but didn't see or hear it, so it likely moved on.

I walked northeast on the Nor-Bath Trail to where a good-sized section of woods adjoined the trail. Along the way, I had Red-bellied Woodpecker, Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Warbling Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree and Barn Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Northern House Wren, European Starling, Gray Catbird, Wood Thrush, American Robin, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Yellow Warbler, Northern Cardinal, and Indigo Bunting.

On the walk along the trail with around ten others, we added Killdeer, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Northern Flicker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Carolina Wren, Northern Mockingbird, Eastern Bluebird, and Orchard Oriole.

Red-winged Blackbirds and a pair of Spotted Sandpipers were found along the wetlands section of the park.

Spotted Sandpiper

I left there and stopped along Arrowhead Road where I found a Horned Lark while scanning the fields. I took these long-distance photos of it in the harsh sunlight.

Horned Lark

A check of the Tatamy Exit retention pond revealed 3 Killdeer, 5 Spotted Sandpipers, 10 Least Sandpipers, and 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallows.

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