A truly summery Higbee's Beach this morning on this, our last spring walk of the year at the site. Balmy, sunny weather, singing Indigo Buntings, Yellow-breasted Chat and Prairie Warblers, flowering Hairy Vetch and my first Calico Pennant dragonfly of the year all hinted that summer is about to arrive. After the group had left, I went back to the first field to take some quick photos and that male Blue Grosbeak we had all hoped for was singing his little head off - typical!!
Location: Cape Island--Higbees Beach SWA
Observation date: 5/27/11
Number of species: 35
Mallard 5
Turkey Vulture 2
Laughing Gull 5
Forster's Tern 2
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White-eyed Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 1
Purple Martin 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 5
House Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 4
Prairie Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Field Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 8
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
