Cross Creek Park, Squirrel Creek, Cumberland Green, and Adams Open Space - Fountain Birding 4-21-17

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Adams - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36146755

Cumberland Green - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36146543

Squirrel Creek Rd. Pond - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36146379

Cross Creek Park - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36146150

Small party this morning but weather cooperated until we finished for a beautiful morning of birding before the rain came back right as we finished with about 60 species.  Several first-of-season birds including Ibis, Avocet, Great-tailed Grackle, Swainson's Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warblers (both types and some hybrids too), Tree Swallows and Violet-Green Swallows, Lesser Yellowlegs,  Wilson's Snipe, Marsh Wren, Yellow-headed Blackbird and Savannah Sparrow.  House Wren was new for the year for some of our party I think, too.

Great-tailed Grackle and Yellow-headed Blackbird

Ruddy Duck

Western Meadowlark

Mallards

Great-horned Owl

A bit tricky to cross (other side is worse).