The bayberry scrub at the start of our walk occupied us for a good time, as we enjoyed close-up and singing Common Yellowthroats and Yellow-rumped Warblers, as well as a fine Prairie Warbler. Here too we had Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, White-eyed Vireo and a hovering American Kestrel. A fly-by Green Heron, Wood Duck and a group of Glossy Ibises were all nice bonuses before we passed through the main marsh and checked out the Plover Ponds. A young Tundra Swan was still present, along with Buffleheads, while a Killdeer displayed overhead.
Offshore, Northern Gannets put on a good show and both Common and Red-throated Loons showed well. Bottle-nosed Dolphins were cruising by and American Oystercatchers were on the beach. On the homeward leg, six Ring-necked Ducks and several Green-winged Teal were out on the marsh and an Eastern Kingbird was perched in the bushes. A bonus was an impromptu talk from Scott Whittle on his new approach to learning bird song – all aided by a very obliging Eastern Towhee. Leaders: Mike Crewe, Megan Crewe, Chris Marks, Steve Weiss, Mary Watkins, Catherine Busch, and Pat Perkins.
57 species
Canada Goose 16
Mute Swan 8
Wood Duck 1
Gadwall 4
Mallard 10
Northern Shoveler 4
Green-winged Teal 8
Ring-necked Duck 6
Bufflehead 4
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 4
Northern Gannet 12
Double-crested Cormorant 175
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 3
Cattle Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 3
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 4
American Oystercatcher 6
Killdeer 2
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull (American) 8
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Forster's Tern 6
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 4
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Tree Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 8
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 8
Common Yellowthroat 14
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 24
Eastern Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 28
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
