Date: 5/20/26 5:40 pm From: Dan Hubbard <danielhubbard...> Subject: [NHBirds] Pickering Ponds, Rochester, May 20, 2026 bird walk 60 species
Twenty-five birders joined me for a bird walk at Pickering Ponds trails in Rochester this morning. The weather was very nice if a bit toasty. A good variety of species was found; especially excellent views of a Yellow-throated Vireo. There were a number of active nests as a preview of the nest walk on the 30th. Scribe Zeke Cornell is responsible for the eBird list below. Thanks Zeke for many years of support. Dan Hubbard, Rochester
Pickering Ponds, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, US
May 20, 2026 7:11 AM - 11:34 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.227 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter outing led by Dan Hubbard.
60 species
Canada Goose 5
Wood Duck 9
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 8
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Eastern Warbling Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 8
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Northern House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 15
Veery 3
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 12
Cedar Waxwing 4
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 7
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 2
Orchard Oriole 7 Males, females and one immature male
Baltimore Oriole 9
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 11
Common Grackle 7
Ovenbird 10
Northern Waterthrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 9
Northern Parula 1
Northern Yellow Warbler 22
Chestnut-sided Warbler 4
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 2
Wilson's Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6
