Hudson Gardens Walk – Saturday, July 27, 2024
Led by Patti Galli
I know I say this every time! But we get the most wonderful beginner birders. Eager to learn and participate. And this time was no exception, we also had two very young birders joining us and spotted a couple great birds!
It started out pretty warm around 71* and ended up at 86* so we got pretty toasty. But that didn’t stop us from finding 20 different species. Which is great for this time of year when it truly gets quiet out there. Birds are now fully engaged in raising young, feeding and teaching. Staying quiet as not to tell predators were they and their young are. And some birds, like the male Mallards are starting to molt before Autumn arrives.
Now for some of the fun birds seen on this trip starts with a fabulous Great Blue Heron that stayed perfectly still. That gave our group a nice amount of time to really study him. A beautiful tall 54” inch large, heaviest of the Herons, with elegant wings, as they lift up to fly. The interesting Western King Birds, which are in the fly catcher family. A yellowish gray bird, that has the most acrobatic ability when catching its meal.
We still had our regular birds such as, Black-capped Chickadees, Cliff swallows, Norther- rough-winged Swallows, Chipping Sparrows and our beautiful American GoldFInch to name a few! Can’t wait for next month’s trip, there is always something to see and a great group to enjoy birding with!
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