Hawks, Trails, and Beach - Saturday, September 13th, 2014

Drizzle gave way to hard rain about half way through the walk. Many birds were seen despite the rain including Belted Kingfishers, several first-year Little Blue Herons, and a Merlin. Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Cindy Bamford, and Deb Payson.
34 species

Canada Goose  15
Mute Swan  26
Mallard  14
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  5
Little Blue Heron  2
Osprey  1
American Oystercatcher  5
Laughing Gull  6
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  8
Great Black-backed Gull  75
Caspian Tern  1
Black Tern  1
Forster's Tern  2
Royal Tern  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  6
Belted Kingfisher  2
Merlin  1
American Crow  3
Fish Crow  1
Carolina Chickadee  3
Carolina Wren  1     heard only
Northern Mockingbird  2
Northern Waterthrush  1
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  5
Yellow Warbler  2
Palm Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Bobolink  3     heard only
Red-winged Blackbird  10
House Sparrow  3

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