Finally a nice, but chilly, spring evening for a walk! We had a nice variety of ducks including Northern Shovelers, Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Merganser, Gadwalls, Ring-necked Ducks, Bufflehead, and, on the ocean, a Long-tailed Duck. A Tricolored Heron circled over us twice and then landed to feed in the marsh. We also saw Sanderlings and Tundra Swans. We ended our walk with a Great Horned Owl land on a post about 10 feet away from us. As we reached the parking lot we had displaying Woodcock "peenting" away. Leaders: Chuck Slugg and Kathy Horn.
26 species
Canada Goose 65
Mute Swan 5
Tundra Swan 3
Gadwall 15
American
Black Duck 1
Mallard 10
Northern Shoveler 8
Green-winged Teal 20
Ring-necked Duck 10
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 10
Hooded Merganser 1
Tricolored Heron 1 Seen clearly by both leaders; flew over twice; belly white all the way to tail; one has been seen off and on nearby
Cooper's Hawk 1
Sanderling 2
American Woodcock 5
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Great Horned Owl 1
American Crow 1 heard only
American Robin 10
heard only
European Starling 3
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 9
Northern
Cardinal 5 heard only
Red-winged Blackbird 10
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