Bird Walk For All People - Thursday June 16th 2011

Sunny weather with a cooling breeze gave us perfect conditions for a stroll at the state park this morning - in fact so good that we got less than half way before it was time to turn back. But we still saw good birds and found much to discuss. Loafing first-summer gulls and terns gave us a great opportunity to learn about different plumages in relation to the age of the bird and why that might occur. Piping Plover chicks on the beach are getting pretty well feathered now and the Gadwall still has nine youngsters to keep an eye on. A fly-over Great Blue Heron was a surprise and we rounded off with great looks at the Purple Gallinule.