Hawks, Trails, and Beach - Saturday, September 7th, 2013

The first Hawks, Trails, and Beach walk enjoyed nice weather and a variety of birds. Highlights include: Blue- and Green-winged Teal as well as American Wigeon; a variety of herons including three juvenile Little Blue Herons and Green Herons; male and female Blue Grosbeaks; Chimney Swifts; and Black Skimmers skimming in Bunker Pond. Leaders: Chuck Slugg and Cindy Bamford.
51 species

Canada Goose  40
Mute Swan  23
Gadwall  6
American Wigeon  4
American Black Duck  2
Mallard  20
Blue-winged Teal  4
Northern Shoveler  8
Green-winged Teal  8
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  7
Little Blue Heron  3
Green Heron  3
Glossy Ibis  5
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  1
Killdeer  2     heard
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Lesser Yellowlegs  2
Least Sandpiper  5
Short-billed Dowitcher  5
Laughing Gull  30
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  50
Common Tern  3
Forster's Tern  35
Royal Tern  4
Black Skimmer  230
Rock Pigeon  2
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  6
American Crow  3
Fish Crow  18
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Purple Martin  1
Tree Swallow  23
Barn Swallow  14
Carolina Wren  2     heard
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  6
Northern Cardinal  1     heard
Blue Grosbeak  2
Bobolink  8
Red-winged Blackbird  35
Common Grackle  2

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