Date: 5/19/25 3:29 pm From: Dan Hubbard <danielhubbard...> Subject: [NHBirds] Seacoast Chapter Strafford County Complex field trip 5/18 53 species
Nine birders (plus 8 month old future birder Clara) joined me for a walk around the Strafford County Farm Complex yesterday. We weren't overwhelmed with avian activity (the fallout along the Seacoast Saturday didn't bless Dover on Sunday) but it was enjoyable anyway. The female Osprey was incubating atop the nest platform and Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlark were active in the field below. A couple of hummingbirds posed compliantly for the group. Only 7 species of warbler were tallied but there were numerous American Redstarts and Chestnut-sided Warblers which made them the birds of the day. Clara would not divulge how many lifers she had. Many thanks to Eli Tyrrel-Walker for tallying the eBird list below. Dan Hubbard, Rochester
A short post trip walk through the fields added 6 species for the day: Red-tailed Hawk, Willow Flycatcher (my FOY), Warbling Vireo, American Crow, Barn Swallow, and Savannah Sparrow.
Strafford County Farm Complex, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, US
May 18, 2025 7:15 AM - 10:59 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.315 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Audubon Seacoast Chapter Trip - Beginner Bird Walk
53 species
Canada Goose 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12
Mourning Dove 9
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
American Herring Gull 15
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 6
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
Tree Swallow 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 7
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Sparrow 9
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 14
Chipping Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 4
Bobolink 6
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Ovenbird 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 15
Yellow Warbler 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 11
Pine Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
