Finally, after a couple nights of northwest winds we have an influx of songbirds around the Point. A couple Northern Parulas, American Redstarts, and an Alder Flycatcher showed up before we even left the parking lot. A quick walk down to the St. Mary's beach access granted us a close study of Common and Forster's Terns as well as a handful of Palm Warblers running around the dunes. An extremely cooperative Magnolia Warbler put on a show as he fed on the outside edge of a Red Cedar. By the end of the walk, we were over run with Red-eyed Vireos, with one Poplar tree holding nearly a dozen! A handful of low-flying accipiters and a Broad-winged Hawk capped off a delightfully sunny morning. Also worth noting was the abundance of Monarch Butterflies and migratory dragonflies including Black Saddlebags, Carolina Saddlebags, and Wandering Gliders. Leaders: Margeaux Maerz, Mike Crewe, Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, Steve Weis, and Mary Watkins.
48 species (+1 other taxa)
Mute Swan 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper's Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
American Oystercatcher 1
Least Sandpiper 5
Laughing Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Caspian Tern 1
Common Tern X
Forster's Tern X
Royal Tern 9
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 13
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
Merlin 2
Alder Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 15
crow sp. X
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 2
Bobolink X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
