Highlights this week included an immature Little Blue Heron, many terns on the beach, and a Black-and-white Warbler. Our ID challenge of the day was a cryptic, female Green-winged Teal identified by it's small size, bill shape, and only a hint of a buffy stripe on the tail. We spent several minutes admiring a Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding at close range on Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) - a common native, wetland plant. A careful scan of Lighthouse Pond East revealed two nearly hidden Green Heron patiently hunting for their second breakfast. Leaders: Catherine Busch, Chris Marks, and Steve Weis.
38 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 5
Mute Swan 37
Mallard 42
Green-winged Teal 1
Great Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 3
American Oystercatcher 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
peep sp. 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 3
Common Tern X
Forster's Tern X
Royal Tern 17
Mourning Dove 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Seen by a few
White-eyed Vireo 4 Heard
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 4
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1 Heard
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1 Heard
Blue Grosbeak 1 Heard
Red-winged Blackbird 6
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
