A Georgia Brown Thrasher- Singing its heart out behind the Alewife T

A short walk around the Alewife Reservation this AM (0645-0745) found a few interesting birds. Not so rare but interesting.

Three Killdeer- the first a single bird in the parking area; then a pair in the mowed open area behind the garage that were displaying aggressively with spread-tail and broken-wing postures that strongly suggest that the are on their nest already.

A Brown Thrasher was singing his heart out perched in one of the highest trees near the commuter path but none of the commuters noticed.

No warblers!

Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Canada Goose - 4 pairs (one on a nest)
Mallard - 6
Killdeer - 3
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove - several courtship flights
Downy Woodpecker - 6
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 5
Tree Swallows - 6 to 8 at and around the nest boxes
Black-capped Chickadee - 7
Tufted Titmouse - 1
American Robin + +
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - probably at least 6 pairs
White-throated Sparrow - 7
Red-winged Blackbird - many males displaying, only 1 female seen
Brown-headed Cowbird - 5
American Goldfinch - 12
House Sparrow +