A storm offshore, cloudy and windy conditions, and light rain at the start of the walk did not deter our intrepid group of mostly novice birders. We started with a survey of the large numbers of gulls and terns waiting out the storm on the beach, enjoyed the buoyant flight of a continuing Black Tern over Bunker Pond, marveled at the sight of a Glossy Ibis with a white feather track along it's left wing, and were surprised to find a Black-bellied Plover on the beach with most of it's breeding plumage intact. Although it was mostly quiet in the park, a perched Merlin, and a small mixed feeding flock of warblers and vireos provided a satisfying end to our walk. Leaders: Catherine Busch, Chris Marks, Lynne Breslow, and Nancy Watson.
47 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 22
Mallard X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Blue-winged Teal 8
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 3
Glossy Ibis 7
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 5
Cooper's Hawk 1
American Oystercatcher 3
Black-bellied Plover 1
Solitary Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Least Sandpiper 18
Laughing Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Black Tern 1
Common Tern X
Forster's Tern X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Merlin 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 7
American Crow 8
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 4
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 3
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 10
Yellow Warbler 8
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal X
Bobolink 15
Red-winged Blackbird X
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