First Ten Pre-dawn Bird Walk

I was feeling a little restless pre-dawn energy at 5:30 this morning. I was anxious to do some birding today but seeing that it was still dark and in the 20's temperature-wise, so I decided to take a brisk walk around the block to start the day.

Just as I was getting started, I heard turkeys gobbling off in the distance so I decided to keep track of the birds I heard along the way. The turkey was the first bird of the day, along with a rooster but I'm only counting the wild ones. The next birds that I heard were robins, and they were singing all over the place. 

(photos are older ones as it was too dark to take them, except for the first one which came at 6:30am).

Number 3 was the cardinal. You can hear their whistle from a mile away.

In 4th position was the more subtle whistle of the Tufted Titmouse.

Here is the complete list of pre-dawn birds in order:

1) Wild Turkey

2)Northern Cardinal

3)Tufted Titmouse

4)Song Sparrow

5)Mouring Dove

6)American Crow

7)Carolina Wren

8)Blue Jay

9) Red-winged Blackbird

10)American Goldfinch