The Bird Walk for All People enjoyed a variety of birds during our stroll through the State Park. Highlights from the dune include Northern Gannet, Red-throated Loons, a Piping Plover, and American Oystercatchers. On and over the ponds we watched both Great and Snowy Egrets, Forster's Terns, Tree, Barn, and Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Mallards, and Blue-winged Teal. Along the trails, Pine and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Eastern Bluebirds, Carolina Chickadees, and American Goldfinch were seen with many Ospreys and one Swallow-tailed Kite overhead. Leaders: Chuck & MJ Slugg, Cindy Bamford, and Lynne Breslow.
50 species
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 7
Gadwall 8
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 6
Red-throated Loon 4
Northern Gannet 7
Double-crested Cormorant 16
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 10
Osprey 8
Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Seen by leader and a few participants at back of park toward Rutherford's flying toward bay.
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Piping Plover 1
American Oystercatcher 5
Laughing Gull 12
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Forster's Tern 8
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 6
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 30
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Purple Martin 30
Tree Swallow 13
Barn Swallow 7
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 8
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 7
Common Yellowthroat 4 heard only
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Song Sparrow 3 heard only
White-throated Sparrow 1 heard only
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 4
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