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Tinicum (Philly), Bombay Hook, Conowingo (1 Viewer)

breffni

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On a business trip managed a few hours birding at Tinicum (Philly), Bombay Hook and Conowingo Dam. Saw the following 60 odd common species (plus presumed scarlet tanager, american redstart, cliff swallow and coopers hawk) - thanks to Dennis Brennan at Tinecum for showing me around. The bald eagle was colour banded apparently green on both legs but the right leg may be pale blue.

American goldfinch
American oystercatcher
American robin
American bald eagle (green colour banded - see attached)
Baltimore oriole
Barn swallow
Black crown night heron
Black duck
Black neck stilt
Black vulture
Carolina chickadee
Bluebird
Brown thrasher
Canada goose
Cardinal
Cat bird
Ceder waxwing
Chimney swift
Cow bird (fledgling pursuing yellow warbler)
Double crested cormorant
Downy woodpecker
Eastern kingbird
Feral pigeon
Forsters tern
Glossy ibis
Grackle
Great blue heron
Great crested flycatcher
Great white egret
Grey blue gnatcatcher
Hairy woodpecker
Herring gull
House finch
House wren
Indigo bunting
Killdeer
Mallard duck
Marsh wren
Morning dove
Mute swan
Orchard oriole
Osprey
Purple martin
Red belly woodpecker
Red tail hawk
Red wing blackbird
Ring-bill gull
Ruby throat hummer
Skimmer
Snowy egret
Song sparrow
Starling
Tree swallow
Tufted titmouse
Turkey vulture
Warbling vireo
White-breasted nuthatch
Willet
Willow flycatcher
Wood duck
Yellow warbler
 

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