Hawks, Trails, and Beach - Saturday, October 31st, 2015

We began the walk with a Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, and Black Vultures from the parking lot. Looking from the dune toward the rips, we saw Northern Gannets and lines of scoters moving. Way out to sea, there were hundreds of Double-crested Cormorants moving. On Bunker Pond, the Black Swan was among many species of ducks. We had a Snowy Egret fly into the pond and a Cattle Egret fly over. Yellow-rumped Warblers were everywhere! At the back pond, we had an American Bittern fly over and land out of sight and, lastly, we found a Brown Creeper in the wooded area. Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Barb Bassett, and Mary Watkins.
40 species

Canada Goose  35
Mute Swan  17
Gadwall  14
American Wigeon  25
Mallard  16
Northern Shoveler  10
Northern Pintail  8
Green-winged Teal  10
Ring-necked Duck  3
Black Scoter  43
Ruddy Duck  6
Northern Gannet  10
Double-crested Cormorant  500
American Bittern  1
Snowy Egret  1
Cattle Egret  1
Black Vulture  3
Turkey Vulture  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  1
Herring Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  6
Downy Woodpecker  1  heard
Northern Flicker  3
American Crow  1     eard
Carolina Chickadee 3
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  3     heard
Northern Mockingbird  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  16
Savannah Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  4

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