The Birds of Harris Township Park (at Brummitt Road)
Laura Fuderer, Conservation Chair of the South Bend - Elkhart Audubon Society, has been keeping track of the birds frequenting Harris Township Park. Here is the list of birds spotted at Harris Township Park at Brummitt Road:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck (a pair)
Mallard
Turkey
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer (confirmed nesting)
Gull species (Ring-billed?)
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
American Crow
American Robin
European Starling
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Finch
Cedar Waxwing
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Eastern Towhee
Bluebird (breeding)
House Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole (breeding)
Gray Catbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Green Heron
Horned Larks
Barn Swallows