Spring Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, April 13th, 2013

Interesting birds were fly-over Great Egrets, Great Blue Heron, and Snowy Egrets. Perched or feeding waders were 5 Black-crowned Night-Heron, and 2 breeding plumage Cattle Egrets. Raptors included 2 Osprey with fish, a Red-tailed Hawk, 2 Cooper's Hawks, and an American Kestrel. Passerines included Several Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and several breeding plumage Palm Warblers. Leaders: Karl Lukens, Kathy & Roger Horn, and Catherine Busch.
50 species

Canada Goose  10
Mallard  4
Green-winged Teal  1
Double-crested Cormorant  20
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  5
Cattle Egret  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  5
Glossy Ibis  3
Black Vulture  3
Turkey Vulture  10
Osprey  2
Cooper's Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  2
Killdeer  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Wilson's Snipe  2
Herring Gull  1
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  5
Fish Crow  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  5
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
Carolina Wren  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  5
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  5
Palm Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  10
Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  5
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  10

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Cattle Egret [Photo by Karl Lukens]

The second Cattle Egret is further along in acquiring its full breeding plumage. The pink legs and bill will continue to darken and the iris will turn red. [Photo by Karl Lukens]