This morning (25 September 2010) seven of us visited Sacred Heart. Here is a list of the wildlife species we observed:

tarantula
Tarantula
spring
The spring at Sacred Heart
cabin
Birders by the old cabin
1 coyote
1 flock of Double-crested Cormorants (flyover)
1 unidentified buteo
Red-bellied Woodpeckers
2 Downy Woodpeckers (calling)
2 Hairy Woodpeckers
1 Pileated Woodpecker (calling)
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 White-eyed Vireos (singing)
Blue Jays
many American Crows
possible Fish Crow
1 Barn Swallow (calling)
Tufted Titmice
Carolina Chickadees
1 White-breasted Nuthatch (calling)
Carolina Wrens
Bewick's Wrens
1 Northern Mockingbird
unidentified warblers
at least 1 Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinals
2 possible Indigo Buntings
1 possible female Brown-headed Cowbird
frogs
many, many spiders, including 1 tarantula

Our next meeting will be at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, 6 October 2010, at the Shawnee Public Library. In preparation for the meeting, ask yourself what you want the Deep Fork Audubon Society to be.

Donald