Bird Walk for All People - Thursday, July 8th, 2015

It was warm and muggy for our guests from Hawaii and Canada. On the beach, we were greeted by terns such as Least and Forster's and gulls such as Laughing, Herring, and Great Black-backed. We also saw some Northern Rough-winged Swallows around the Bunker and had some Glossy Ibis fly over. Bunker Pond had several Common Terns flying over and Black Skimmers in the air and on the beach. There was a plethora of Mute Swans and Canada Geese on the ponds as well as a Gadwall hen with ducklings. We heard a number of Yellow-breasted Chats calling and saw one perched in the morning sun glowing like a neon light. Leader: Chuck Slugg.
48 species

Canada Goose  85
Mute Swan  39
Gadwall  7
Mallard  10
Great Egret  1
Glossy Ibis  23
Turkey Vulture  3
Osprey  6
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Oystercatcher  6
Killdeer  5
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull  15
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  15
Least Tern  12
Common Tern  2
Forster's Tern  8
Black Skimmer  16
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  6
Chimney Swift  5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Eastern Kingbird  3     heard only
American Crow  4
Fish Crow  3     heard only
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  4
Purple Martin  42
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow  4
Carolina Chickadee  2     heard only
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  2     heard only
American Robin  7
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  4
European Starling  12
Cedar Waxwing  3
Common Yellowthroat  4
Yellow-breasted Chat  3
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Blue Grosbeak  2     heard only
Indigo Bunting  3
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  2
Orchard Oriole  2
House Sparrow  4

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