Here are the birds observed at the Hermits’ Rest in June 2024. They were either identified by Merlin Bird ID or by sight. You can tell it’s summer, because there are fewer birds at the ranch. Still, it’s nice to see our summer residents!

Total Birds: 63
- American Crow
- American Robin
- Barn Swallow
- Barred Owl
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Black Vulture
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Blue-winged Teal
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cattle Egret
- Cave Swallow
- Chimney Swift
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Grackle
- Common Ground Dove
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Crested Caracara
- Diskcissel
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- European Starling
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Greater Roadrunner
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Green Heron
- Horned Lark
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- Indigo Bunting
- Ivory Billed Cuckoo
- Killdeer
- Lark Sparrow
- Mallard
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Bobwhite
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Mockingbird
- Orchard Oriole
- Painted Bunting
- Purple Martin
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-eyed vireo
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Song Sparrow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron