Dave lord et. al. report:
"With a hardly auspicious beginning, namely snow, the Turkey Point yielded great birds. Three Short-Eared Owls were seen flying around the Peregrine hacking tower, and the Peregrine even visited the tower when a Short-Eared was flying by. We had five Bald Eagles without leaving the road end, and two Red-Tailed Hakws were seen mixing it up with one Eagle that came too close. The Harriers put in a nice showing after last weeks sparser numbers, and the Snow Geese Movement was terrific. - Dave Lord."
Location: Glades Wildlife Refuge--Turkey Point
Observation date: 2/28/10
Notes: CMBO Sunday Morning at Turkey Point. Snow at the beginning of walk, rain afterward. Pleasant 40 degrees. Karen Johnson, Janet Crawford, Chuck Slugg, Mary Jane Slugg, Dave Lord were leaders.
Number of species: 35
Snow Goose 8500
Canada Goose 250
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 75
Northern Pintail 12
Green-winged Teal 18
Bufflehead 17
Common Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 2
Great Blue Heron 8
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 3
Bald Eagle 9
Northern Harrier 19
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Herring Gull 125
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Mourning Dove 6
Short-eared Owl 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 12
Horned Lark 4
American Robin 55
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Dark-eyed Junco 6
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 64
Boat-tailed Grackle 5
