Date: 10/25/25 6:22 pm From: John Winebrenner <in-bird-l...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Salamonie Lake
It was a chilly 31 degrees this morning as we started out on our Three Rivers Birding field trip to Salamonie Lake, but it gradually warmed up to 56 degrees, there was no wind, and the birds were nice and active all day long! We didn't see anything really rare, but we did get our FOS Harrier, some nice Bonaparte's Gulls, a flock of Cedar Waxwings drinking water at our feet, some newly arrived Juncos, and a perched Merlin! We finished the day with the following 42 species --- Trip leader: John Winebrenner
Canada Goose 18Wild Turkey 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 9
Mourning Dove 33
Killdeer 7
Bonaparte's Gull 4
American Herring Gull 35
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Turkey Vulture 92
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
American Kestrel 4
Merlin 1 Perched near the parking lot of Lost Bridge East
Blue Jay 21
American Crow 36
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
Horned Lark 5
Tree Swallow 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 8
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 250
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 28
Cedar Waxwing 25
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12
Northern Cardinal 4
John WinebrennerFort Wayne
