It was a beautiful fall afternoon! From the top of the dune, we watched Parasitic Jaegers "doing their thing" among terns and gulls too far out to identify in the rips. Bunker Pond was filled with swans, geese, and ducks including American and Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Pintails, Mallards, Ruddy Ducks, Northern Shovelers, Greater Scaup, and Blue- and Green-winged Teal. Other birds were Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, and Great Egret. In the wooded area, we had a small mixed flock including Tufted Titmouse, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and, of course, Yellow-rumped Warblers. Throughout the walk, we were treated to a raptor show overhead including an incredible flight of American Kestrels. Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Mary Jane Slugg, Cindy Bamford, and Deb Payson.
45 species
Canada Goose 40
Mute Swan 36
Gadwall 4
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 36
Mallard 24
Blue-winged Teal 18
Northern Shoveler 12
Northern Pintail 7
Green-winged Teal 22
Greater Scaup 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 3
Northern Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Cooper's Hawk 3
American Coot 8
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Caspian Tern 1
Royal Tern 6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 7
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 35
Merlin 7
Peregrine Falcon 4
Blue Jay 4 heard only
American Crow 11
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 20
Carolina Chickadee 1 heard only
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 1 heard only
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 25
Northern Cardinal 1 heard only
House Sparrow 4
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