Dave Lord tells us: "Eagles and ducks were the prominent birds on this rather breezy morning walk at Turkey Point. In all, nine Bald Eagles were observed, and many of these birds were having interactions. At one point, three mature eagles started to mix it up! Other raptors were low in number, but the ducks took the lion's share of the species accounted for. Great numbers of Gadwall and Green-winged Teal dominated the Maple Avenue Impoundments, along with lesser numbers of Northern Pintail, Ruddy Ducks and Hooded Mergansers."
Location: Glades Wildlife Refuge--Turkey Pt.
Observation date: 2/20/11
Number of species: 27
Snow Goose 800
Canada Goose 35
Mute Swan 18
Gadwall 43
American Black Duck 24
Mallard 12
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 75
Lesser Scaup 3
Bufflehead 9
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 10
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
Bald Eagle 9
Northern Harrier 4
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Ring-billed Gull 25
Herring Gull 53
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Song Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Red-winged Blackbird 67
