6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary

Savannah Sparrow at 6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 10/24/13.
Savannah Sparrow at 6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 10/24/13.

After work today, I walked both the Heritage Trail alongside 6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary and also the trail off of Route 17M, which leads to the pond that is located to the south of the Heritage Trail. I did well with sparrows, seeing Song Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, and my best birds of the day, four White-crowned Sparrows. At the pond, shorebird numbers where down. I did not locate any yellowlegs and the dowitcher may have moved on. Still present were a half dozen Killdeer and a single Pectoral Sandpiper. Duck numbers seemed down a little bit too, but it was nice to see seven Northern Shovelers present. Here’s my list for the day:

6 1/2 Station Rd. Sanctuary, Orange, US-NY

Red-bellied Woodpecker at 6 1/2 Station Road, 10/24/13.
Red-bellied Woodpecker at 6 1/2 Station Road, 10/24/13.

Oct 24, 2013 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
24 species

Canada Goose  25
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  9
Northern Shoveler  7
Green-winged Teal  30
Great Blue Heron  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Killdeer  6
Pectoral Sandpiper  1
Rock Pigeon  20
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  10
American Robin  2
European Starling  150
Savannah Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  12
Swamp Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  3
White-crowned Sparrow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  8