The threat of rain didn't put off our walk participants and we even ended up splitting into two groups! Our group headed straight for the beach and enjoyed a nice show of Bottlenose Dolphins and a light passage of terns and shorebirds. Two Bald Eagles brightened our morning and seemed to be keeping an eye on hunting Ospreys. Walking north to the canal we headed back via Higbee Dike and found a nice selection of shorebirds on the impoundments, including some close up Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. The fields were rather quiet but Indigo Buntings showed well on the trails and Orchard Orioles serenaded our route. The rain almost held off and only just snuck in for the last ten minutes or so. Group 1 - Leaders: Mike Crewe, Catherine Busch, and Chris Marks.
41 species
Mallard 5
Surf Scoter 1
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Snowy Egret 3
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Oystercatcher 1
Semipalmated Plover 6
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 2
Purple Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 35
Semipalmated Sandpiper 30
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Laughing Gull X
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 4
Common Tern 2
Forster's Tern 10
Chimney Swift 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 4
Carolina Wren X
Gray Catbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Prairie Warbler 1
Field Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal X
Indigo Bunting 5
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Orchard Oriole 3
Group 2 - Leaders: Kathy Horn, Warren Cairo, and Alan Mart
42 species
Mallard 5
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ruddy Turnstone 9
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Herring Gull (American) 2
Forster's Tern 4
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Purple Martin 3
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 11
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 5
Northern Parula 1
Prairie Warbler 5
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 9
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 6
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Orchard Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
