October Bird Walk Glynwood Farm

After we hit a warbler frenzy on our September walk, we went with the seasons and focused on sparrows at Glynwood Farm for the October walk. While the haze and mist didn't make for ideal conditions we still went forward with great effort in hopes of finding a rare migrant.

We went along the farm fields where we scanned Sparrow flocks. American Kestrels constantly patrolled the fields. We had a nice flock of American Pipits flyover (Always a good bird for Putnam). We ended up with some nice Sparrows including multiple white crowned and swamp sparrows.

One highlight was a large flock of Pine Siskin that landed alongside the path for a short moment before moving on. We had several flyover flocks however this particular flock gave us a good view. All in all a great walk and thanks to everyone for coming out and thanks to Glynwood for hosting us.

Kyle Bardwell

eBird Checklist - 24 Oct 2020 - Glynwood Farm - 34 species

Photo Credit: Diana Polack