June 13, 2026 Beaver Creek State Natural Area Loop Trail

Trip leader Eric Horvath provided 29 birders with a wealth of information. We were given tips on how to identify birds by their song, specific plants that bear fruit that birds will eat and the wonderful nursery at the top of the hill. We were rewarded with the following list that we either heard or saw.

Sightings of the day:

Steller's Jay
Marsh Wren
Common Yellowthroat
American Goldfinch
Barn Swallow
Song Sparrow
Wilson's Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Turkey Vulture
Swainson's Thrush
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Orange-crowned Warbler
Tree Swallow
American Robin
Mourning Dove