L.V.A.S. Bird Walk at the Plainfield Recreation Trail ~ May 10, 2026

I led the Mother's Day bird walk along the Plainfield Recreation Trail with eight attendees. It was a pretty slow day with very little migration evident. We still managed to record 50 species. Among the 50 were Chimney Swift, Solitary Sandpiper, Great Blue Heron, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed and Eastern Warbling Vireo, Common Raven, Northern Rough-winged and Barn Swallow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern House Wren, Brown Thrasher, Wood Thrush, Field Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, and warblers that included Ovenbird, Magnolia, Northern Yellow, Black-and-white, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Northern Parula, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, and Northern Waterthrush.

Solitary Sandpiper

Northern Waterthrush

The Tatamy Exit retention pond held one Killdeer, 4 Spotted Sandpipers, a Solitary Sandpiper, 4 Lesser Yellowlegs, a Greater Yellowlegs, and 2 Least Sandpipers.

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