Trip Name/Location: Blue Hills Farm 
Date: October 14, 2017
Hosts: Amy Neale & Doug Hill
Leader(s): Amy Neale
Weather: Overcast with dense fog
Total Attendance (including leaders): 15
Total # of Species Observed: 29
Despite heavy fog, the thirteen birders who traveled to Amy and Doug’s beautiful Madison County farm were treated to a wonderful morning of birding. Doug had previously bush-wacked a most birder-friendly swath, allowing us to follow Amy’s carefully thought out walk around the rolling hills of their beautiful, working cattle farm. While the “blue hills” that hovered in the distance could only be imagined, we did see quite a few birds and enjoyed just being together and sharing the morning with our generous hosts. Thanks so much, Amy and Doug, for your kind hospitality!
Thanks, too, to JoAnn Dalley who kept our ebird talley. (We added just a couple more species after you left, JoAnn, and they are included in your list below.)
Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:06 AM
Protocol: Traveling
Party Size:14
Duration: 3 hour(s)
Distance: 1.0 mile(s)
29 species (+1 other taxa) total
Canada Goose
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Killdeer
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
sparrow sp.
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Meadowlark
House Finch
American Goldfinch
