Location: Higbee Beach
Observation date: 5/8/11
Notes: R&KH, C&MJS, C&SB. The Yellow-breasted Chat sitting, singing, and doing display flight was a treat. Field sparrows copulating was also a highlight. Many birds were heard, but not seen. Blue Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings were also cooperative.
Number of species: 39
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Egret 2
Osprey 1
Laughing Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Forster's Tern 5
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 heard only
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 heard only
Great Crested Flycatcher 10 heard only
Eastern Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 3
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2 heard only
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 6
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 8
Common Yellowthroat 10
Yellow-breasted Chat 4
Eastern Towhee 1 heard only
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 3 heard only
Summer Tanager 1 heard only
Northern Cardinal 14
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 9
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
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