Yesterday I saw my first Oriole of the year. It was trying to find some insects to eat in the emerging hickory buds.

Reminder: The PGT Birdwalk is at 7 AM next Saturday May 2nd. There should be lots of birds to see.

Lorna and I took a walk this morning and saw 60 different species. I was especially happy to see two Red-headed Woodpeckers and the Yellow-breasted Chats.

Here is what we saw this morning:
Northern Bobwhite  5
Wild Turkey  1
American Bittern  1    
Great Blue Heron  13
Turkey Vulture  10
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  1
Killdeer  5
Mourning Dove  4
Barred Owl  1
Chimney Swift  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Red-headed Woodpecker  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  7
Downy Woodpecker  7
Pileated Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Least Flycatcher  1     
Eastern Phoebe  8
Great Crested Flycatcher  6
White-eyed Vireo  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  45
American Crow  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  6
Tree Swallow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  13
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
House Wren  2
Carolina Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  22
Eastern Bluebird  6
American Robin  5
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Cedar Waxwing  20
Ovenbird  1
Worm-eating Warbler  3     
Louisiana Waterthrush  3
Blue-winged Warbler  16     
Black-and-white Warbler  4
Kentucky Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  8
Northern Parula  9
Yellow-rumped Warbler  8
Yellow-breasted Chat  2
Eastern Towhee  4
Chipping Sparrow  7
Field Sparrow  16     
Song Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  3
Summer Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  14
Blue Grosbeak  2
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Eastern Meadowlark  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  17
American Goldfinch  14