23 May 2021

This morning 11 of us took a walk in Schenley Park, starting at the Visitors Center and around Panther Hollow Lake.

Right off the bat the best tree was a Kentucky yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) blooming next to the Visitors Center. It smells so sweet.

Best birds were a very cooperative scarlet tanager (photo below by CJ Showers), a wood thrush, and a rose-breasted grosbeak male with his lady on their nest.

We saw 29 species — not a huge count but a good morning nonetheless.

Canada Goose, 10 flyover
Mallard, a pair at the lake
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift, skimmed the lake to take a drink
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, perched on a snag
Red-tailed Hawk, one on the nest, one in flight
Red-bellied Woodpecker, heard
Peregrine Falcon, 1 perched at the Cathedral of Learning
Eastern Wood-Pewee, heard
Eastern Phoebe, carrying food
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
House Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Wood Thrush, perched to watch us and raised his head feathers
American Robin, carrying food
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Yellow Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, female on nest + male nearby

Click here https://ebird.org/checklist/S88834695 for the eBird checklist.

Thanks, everyone, for coming.

(photos by Kate St. John and CJ Showers)