Birds & Gardens at Slough View Acres

































Scot and I have identified over 50
different bird species that also make
their home with us at Slough View
Acres. Included in the list are:
Red-winged blackbird,
Eastern bluebird,
Indigo bunting,
Northern cardinal,
Grey catbird,
Black-capped chickadee,
Brown-headed cowbird,
American crow,
Mourning dove,
Bald eagle,
House finch,
Northern flicker,
American goldfinch,
Common grackle,
Rose-breasted grosbeak,
Red-tailed hawk,
Sharp-shinned hawk,
Ruby-throated hummingbird,
Blue jay,
Dark-eyed junco,
Eastern kingbird,
White-breasted nuthatch,
Baltimore oriole,
Barred owl,
Great Horned owl,
Ring-necked pheasant,
American robin,
American tree sparrow,
Chipping sparrow,
Eurasian tree sparrow,
House sparrow,
White-crowned sparrow,
European starling,
Barn swallow,
Tree swallow,
Brown thrasher,
Wild turkey,
Turkey vulture,
Yellow-rumped warbler (a.k.a butter
butts),
Downy woodpecker,
Hairy woodpecker,
Red-bellied woodpecker,
Red-headed woodpecker, and
House wren.
At Muskrat Slough, we have seen
awesome birds including:
American coot,
Sandhill crane,
Wood duck,
Canada goose,
Mallard duck,
Hooded merganser,
American white pelican,
Pied-billed grebe,
Northern shoveler, and
Trumpeter swan.