The rain held off for the duration of the walk and we were rewarded by lots of singing birds. A walk to the beach gave us close looks at Northern Gannets and Red-throated Loons as well as scoters loafing in the surf. The fields were alive with bird song including recently returned White-eyed Vireos and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. Prairie Warblers and Field Sparrows gave great comparisons in ascending vocalizations. The Brown Thrashers were the hit of the walk with their rich, melodious song. Leaders: David LaPuma, Kathy and Roger Horn, Chris Marks, and Mary Watkins.
45 species (+1 other taxa)
Brant 7
Canada Goose X heard only
Mallard 6
Surf Scoter 4
Black Scoter 2
Surf/Black Scoter 12
Red-throated Loon 6
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 14
Double-crested Cormorant 24
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Oystercatcher 2
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 35
Laughing Gull 24
Herring Gull 8
Forster's Tern 6
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
White-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 4
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 8
Brown Thrasher 5
Common Yellowthroat 4
Prairie Warbler 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Field Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird X heard only
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 14
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
