Last week (and some of this week) I was out and about exploring Stowe Land Trust owned properties doing my favorite thing: monitoring for birds! I visited Wiessner Woods, DuMont Meadow, Page Forest, Mill Trail, and Kirchner Woods, where I heard and saw a variety of different species in the forest.
My protocol for bird monitoring involves:
- Arriving at the property at 9 AM
- Walk/hike all trails at the property
- Listen and identify birds by sight and sound
- Continue for 1 hour, end monitoring at 10 AM
Here is a list of the amazing birds that I heard/saw during my visits:
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Hermit Thrush
- Ovenbird
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Gray Catbird
- Blue Jay
- Northern Cardinal
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- American Crow
- American Redstart
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Common Yellowthroat
- Black-and-white Warbler
- White-throated Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- American Robin
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Turkey Vulture
- Wood Thrush
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Warbling Vireo
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Veery
I will be completing another round of bird monitoring at these properties next week, and I look forward to seeing if there are any different species!