Even though it was overcast, foggy, and humid we had a good walk. Highlights include: finding the nest of a pair of Yellow-throated Warblers, a bird that has not been known to nest in the state park recently; Piping Plover pair chasing five American Oystercatchers on the beach so they may be trying to renest; American Oystercatcher chicks; Short-billed Dowitchers; Killdeer with chicks; Orchard Orioles; and an abundance of Yellow-breasted Chats calling. Leaders: Chuck Slugg and Warren Cairo.
58 species
Canada Goose 45
Mute Swan 20
Mallard 10
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 5
Tricolored Heron 1
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 9
Cooper's Hawk 1
American Oystercatcher 10
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Laughing Gull 20
Herring Gull 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 18
Common Tern 16
Forster's Tern 14
Black Skimmer 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 6
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Fish Crow 8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10
Purple Martin 25
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 2
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 5
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 10
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 4 heard simultaneoulsy
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3 heard
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Orchard Oriole 2
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 5
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