The first Saturday afternoon walk was so birdy that we didn't get past the Plover Ponds. We were first dazzled by the five species of swallows sitting on the rope fence along the first Plover Pond. Other highlights include: great looks at an American Kestrel; waterfowl such as American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, and Mallards; a Great Egret slurping down an eel, a Snowy Egret; a line of Glossy Ibis which landed in grass along Bunker Pond; and a number of Forster's Terns with one Common Tern in the mix. Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Deb Payson, and Barb Bassett.
56 species
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 12
Gadwall 10
Mallard 8
Green-winged Teal 2
Long-tailed Duck 6
Red-throated Loon 6
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 25
Double-crested Cormorant 35
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 8
Black Vulture 7
Turkey Vulture 14
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Oystercatcher 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
American Woodcock 1 heard peenting
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Laughing Gull 7
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Common Tern 1 flying with Forster's Terns, same size, pearly gray underneath, showed dark wedge on primaries
Forster's Tern 8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 14
American Kestrel 1
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 2 heard only
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Purple Martin 40
Tree Swallow 25
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 25
Cliff Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1 heard only
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 6
Common Yellowthroat 2 heard only
Palm Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Eastern Towhee 2 heard only
Field Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3 heard only
House Sparrow 4
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