Good comparisons of terns on the beach including Common, Forster's, Royal, and Caspian Terns. Great Blue, Green, and juvenile Little Blue in white plumage completed our sightings of herons; Great and Snowy Egrets were also present. Other highlights include Belted Kingfishers, Prairie Warblers, and a young turkey sitting in the middle of the trail. Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Warren Cairo, and Cindy Bamford.
53 species
Canada Goose 29
Mute Swan 26
Mallard 12
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Pintail 2
Wild Turkey 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 4
Little Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
American Oystercatcher 3
Killdeer 1 heard only
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 25
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 95
Caspian Tern 2
Common Tern 165
Forster's Tern 6
Royal Tern 5
Black Skimmer 50
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7
Mourning Dove 9
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Belted Kingfisher 3
Northern Flicker 1
Merlin 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 5
Tree Swallow 60
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Carolina Wren 1 heard only
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 5
European Starling 6
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 6
Yellow Warbler 5
Palm Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 2
Bobolink 10 heard only
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Sparrow 6
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