Bird count along the Bosque river Trail September 2, 2026. The first five minutes. Copperhead.

Weather - clear, some high scattered clouds, no wind, temp ~80 degrees at 7:15am. Supposed to reach 98 degrees today.

Bird count - bird types moderate, bird numbers low

The first five minutes - Today I saw, in the first five minutes of my BRT walk; 6 Grackles, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 Killdeer, 4 Cardinals, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 2 House Sparrows, 1 Green Heron, 5 Robins, 1 White Winged Dove, 1 Red Shouldered Hawk, and 1 Squirrel. I have never seen this many types of birds so quickly. Also, I’ve never seen a Belted Kingfish, a Great Blue Heron, and a Green Heron all in roughly the same spot at the same time.

Copperhead - I almost stepped on a Copperhead today. I walked down a spur trail towards the river. I just happened to look down and saw a small foot-long Copperhead about six inches away from my right foot.

Soft Shell Turtle - I saw a large Soft-Shelled Turtle sunning itself on the top of the dam.

Types of birds - 23 Number of birds - 85

Number‍ ‍Type

16 Cardinals

9 Robins

9 House Finches

6 Grackles

6 White Winged Doves

4 House Sparrows

3 Great Blue Herons

3 Eastern Phoebes

3 Starlings

3 Bluejays

3 Tufted Titmouse

2 Doves - type unknown

2 Yellow Warblers

2 Blue Gray Gnatcatchers

2 Mockingbirds

2 Red Shouldered Hawks

1 Turkey Vulture

1 Killdeer - flying

1 Belted Kingfisher

1 Mourning Dove

1 Hummingbird

1 Carolina Wren

1 Downy Woodpecker

1 Red Bellied Woodpecker

1 Unknown - small bird, white throat, yellow near wings, gray back, wing stripes