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Birds at Reeves-Reed Arboretum

What attracts birds to the Arboretum?  Shelter and an ample supply of food of course.  Also the goldfish pond is like a "refreshments" billboard on the overflight highway, especially during migration periods in spring and fall.  

Dwight Hiscano, a tenant at the Arboretum, is an enthusiastic birder.  Over the last few years, he has identified the following birds, by either sight or by sound, on the grounds.              

Crow
Cedar Waxwing
Goldfinch
House Finch
Blue Jay
Titmouse
Chickadee
Slate-colored Junco
Mourning Dove
Purple Grackle
Catbird
Cardinal
Robin
Starling
House Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White Throat Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Winter Wren 
Carolina Wren

Baltimore Oriole
Least Flycatcher
Blue-Winged Warbler
Parula Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Redstart
Black Throated Green Warbler
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Wood Thrush
Hermit Thrush 
Scarlet Tanager
Downy Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-Shafted Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Mallard 
Red Tailed Hawk
Sharp Shinned Hawk
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Wild Turkey Hen

Dwight has seen these birds flying over the Arboretum.

Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose 
Common Nighthawk
Barn Swallow

Chimney Swift
Pigeon
Turkey vulture
Herring gull

The Reeves-Reed Arboretum is open from dawn to dusk, seven days a week throughout the year.

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