Here are the birds observed at the Hermits’ Rest in June 2025. They were either identified by Merlin Bird ID or by sight. The bird count was down four species, which is typical for summer. New birds this month were a Common Gallinule and Snowy Egret. That one was a pleasant surprise.
Total species: 83
- American Crow
- American Robin
- Barn Swallow
- Barred Owl
- Belted Kingfisher
- Bewick’s Wren
- Black Vulture
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cattle Egret
- Cave Swallow
- Chimney Swift
- Common Gallinule
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Grackle
- Common Ground Dove
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Crested Caracara
- Dickcissel
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- European Starling
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Greater Roadrunner
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Green Heron
- Horned Lark
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- Indigo Bunting
- Inca Dove
- Killdeer
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Lark Sparrow
- Least Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Little Blue Heron
- Mallard
- Mississippi Kite
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Bobwhite Quail
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Orchard Oriole
- Osprey
- Painted Bunting
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Purple Martin
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Rock Pigeon
- Ruby-throated Hummimgbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Snowy Egret
- Summer Tanager
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- Upland Sandpiper
- Western Kingbird
- White-eyed Vireo
- White-winged Dove
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Yellow-throated Vireo
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