Here are the birds observed at the Hermits’ Rest in July 2024. They were either identified by Merlin Bird ID or by sight. Still hot with not so many birds. Bobwhite Quail showing up more than once was a big highlight, as was the Chuck-Will’s Widow.

Total Birds: 58
- American Robin
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barred Owl
- Black Vulture
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Bobwhite Quail *
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cattle Egret
- Cave Swallow
- Chuck-Will’s Widow*
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Crested Caracara
- Diskcissel
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- European Starling
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Green Heron
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- Indigo Bunting
- Killdeer
- Lark Sparrow
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Mockingbird
- Painted Bunting
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Purple Martin
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-eyed vireo
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Scissor-tailed flycatcher
- Summer Tanager
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- Upland Sandpiper
- White-eyed Vireo
- White-winged Dove
- Wood Stork
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo