The varied habitat at the State Park really makes for interesting birding, perhaps especially during migration. Thirteen species of ducks are present now, along with both Common and Red-throated Loons; if you're lucky, as we were, you can see all three scoter species flying by - Surf, Black and White-winged. Purple Martins are active in the parking lot and at the martin houses there. It's the time of year to carefully look through the darting swallows, today with many Tree Swallows and a few Northern Rough-winged Swallows. We had eight Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and though their so-called "song" was inaudible to some, the Pine Warbler songs were ringing out through the pine forest at the back of the Park. Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Carrie Bell, Tom Gleason, Deb Payson, Hugh Simmons, and Steve Weis.
60 species
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 12
Gadwall 10
American Wigeon 1
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 6
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 4
Green-winged Teal (American) 18
Ring-necked Duck 2
Surf Scoter 60
White-winged Scoter 2
Black Scoter 18
Bufflehead 5
Ruddy Duck 1
Red-throated Loon 4
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 45
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 4
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Oystercatcher 1
Killdeer 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Laughing Gull 15
Herring Gull (American) 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 10
Tree Swallow 18
Carolina Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
American Robin 6
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 3
Pine Warbler 2
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 5
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
American Goldfinch 1
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