It was a lovely, cool fall morning with a light breeze and light cloud cover which cleared as we walked. There was a good mix of warblers, hawks, and ducks. We started with the Eurasian Wigeon on Bunker Pond swimming with American Wigeon, Northern Shovelers, Northern Pintails, Blue- and Green-winged Teal, Mallards, and American Coot. The mix of raptors included Bald Eagle, Osprey, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, Northern Harrier, and many Broad-winged Hawks. Just after the walk ended there was a Golden Eagle. In the wooded area, warblers included Palm Warbler, American Redstart, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, and all three mimids--Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, and a very cooperative Brown Thrasher perched at the top of a tree. Leaders: Chuck Slugg and Cindy Bamford.
66 species
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 28
Eurasian Wigeon 2 2 drakes, full breeding plumage
American Wigeon 30
Mallard 20
Blue-winged Teal 20
Northern Shoveler 10
Northern Pintail 10
Green-winged Teal 6
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 2
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 5
Golden Eagle 1 seen by leader only, also seen by hawkwatcher and seen again at Northwood Center soaring with sub-adult Bald Eagle providing a good comparison
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Cooper's Hawk 8
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 10
American Coot 9
Killdeer 1 heard only
Laughing Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Forster's Tern 20
Royal Tern 8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 3 a number of Eastern Kingbirds seen during Morning Flight at Dike this morning; some still in back of State Park
Blue Jay 80
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 30
Carolina Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 heard only
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 heard only
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 6
European Starling 10
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 1
Palm Warbler 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Savannah Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3 heard only
Bobolink 4 heard only
Red-winged Blackbird 40
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 6
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