Date: 5/18/25 4:23 pm From: Don Gorney <in-bird-l...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Ft. Harrison SP 5/18 Conn. and Canada Warblers, Olive-sided Flycatcher
We had an excellent bird walk, tallying 60 species, on May 18th at Ft. Harrison State Park, Indianapolis. Birds were more cooperative and we encountered multiple uncommon species. Highlights included Cerulean, Canada, Mourning, and Connecticut warblers, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and good looks at many species including Eastern Kingbird, Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, and Purple Martin.
After walking around Delaware Lake, I led the group to near Cherry Tree parking lot where I had a singing Mourning Warbler at 7:20am. We did not hear the Mourning but a Connecticut sang for us! As we waited until it sang again, I heard a Canada Warbler that was about 20 feet away. The Canada gave a few of us quick looks. Then the Connecticut sang several times for us. Unfortunately, it stayed hidden.
As the walk proceeded through the field west of Delaware Lake parking lot someone said there's a flycatcher perched at the top of a tree. Turns out, it was an Olive-sided Flycatcher. It was close and totally in the open. We gawked at the bird for at least three minutes before continuing on towards the parking lot. In the time we watched, the flycatcher never flew. That was one very obliging Olive-sided.
The complete list is below. The LAST of the spring bird walks at Ft. Harrison will be May 25th. Meet at 8am in the NE corner of Delaware Lake parking lot.
Fort Harrison SP, Marion, Indiana, US
May 18, 2025 7:47 AM - 10:21 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.88 mile(s)
60 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 3
Wood Duck 1
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 4
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 5
Least Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 5
vireo sp. 3
Blue Jay 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 5
Purple Martin 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 11
Northern House Wren 2
European Starling 3
Gray Catbird 2
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 20
Cedar Waxwing 15
House Sparrow 5
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 7
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 24
Common Grackle 1
Tennessee Warbler 3
Connecticut Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Cerulean Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 4
Yellow Warbler 3
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 4
Northern Cardinal 15
Indigo Bunting 6
Don Gorney
Indianapolis, IN
317.501.4212
dongorney AT yahoo.com
