Another pleasant evening for our final Twilight at the Meadows walk of the season that began with a perched Merlin giving great scope view for all participants. The highlight of the walk was seeing hundreds of ducks take flight over the state park and then watching the culprit of all this panic, an adult Bald Eagle. The eagle made a left turn and headed straight towards us eventually passing directly over us. A magnificent bird that was almost lost to us just a few short years ago serves as a reminder that we must remain aware of our actions and their affect on the environment. Leaders: Warren Cairo and Bill Smythe.
42 species
Brant 20
Canada Goose 45
Mute Swan 8
Gadwall 18
American Wigeon 12
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 30
Blue-winged Teal 8
Northern Shoveler 12
Northern Pintail 8
Green-winged Teal 20
Surf Scoter 6
Black Scoter 55
Ruddy Duck 8
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 20
Great Blue Heron 20 12 circling before heading out over the bay
Great Egret 4
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 1
American Coot 12
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Sanderling 12
Laughing Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Forster's Tern 12
Merlin 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Crow 5
Tree Swallow 6
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 8
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 16
Savannah Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
