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  Knox Farm, Tifft Nature Preserve, and Forest Lawn

Published: May 06, 2015
Tags: Parks and Preserves, Wood Duck, Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark, Gray Catbird, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Palm Warbler, Yellow Warbler

It was a "triple-hitter" today: I made it to three great spots searching for spring migrants.

Early in the morning, I visited Knox Farms. I had already checked for Boblinks and Eastern Meadowlarks there 2 days earlier - but no luck.  This morning, to my delight, I found that they were back!  I enjoy these field birds very much and was happy to spend some time with them.

After Knox Farms, I took a hike through Tifft Nature Preserve and found my FOY Gray Catbird. A handsome White-crowned Sparrow was there too, one of the most regal of the passerines, in my opinion.

Ending at Forest Lawn, I was happy to see a rare sighting of a Louisiana Waterthrush down by the creek. I also added a few new FOY's which included a Wood Thrush and Blackburnian Warbler.

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Boblink (male)

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Boblink (male)

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Eastern Meadowlark

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Eastern Meadowlark

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Savannah Sparrow

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Savannah Sparrow

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Male Wood Duck in a tree at Tifft

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Palm Warbler

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Yellow Warbler

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Gray Catbird

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White-crowned Sparrow

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White-crowned Sparrow

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Blackburnian Warbler

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Magnolia Warbler

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Louisiana Waterthrush

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Louisiana Waterthrush

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Wood Thrush



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