E-Z Birding - Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

We began our walk at the first dune crossover watching a large flock of gulls and terns in the rips being harried by at least five Parasitic Jaegers, some so close that all participants were able to see the underbelly markings via binoculars. We also witnessing several flocks of Black Scoter exiting the bay northwards. After our seawatch, we surveyed the ducks on Bunker Pond, discussed the presence of exotic waterfowl, and admired a perched Tree Swallow between the plover ponds. Raptors included Osprey, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Merlin, and Peregrine Falcon. Leaders: Catherine Busch, Chris Marks, Lynne & Marc Breslow, and Deb Payson.
40 species

Canada Goose  24
Mute Swan  37
Gadwall  2
American Wigeon  25
Mallard  28
Blue-winged Teal  6
Northern Shoveler  6
Green-winged Teal  4
Black Scoter  120
Ruddy Duck  2
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Egret  2
Turkey Vulture  3
Osprey  2
Northern Harrier  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  12
Parasitic Jaeger  5
Laughing Gull  X
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  15
Common Tern  2
Forster's Tern  X
Royal Tern  X
Mourning Dove  2
Merlin  1
Peregrine Falcon  2
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  8
Tree Swallow  200
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  2
Carolina Wren  2
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  22
Swamp Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  2
American Goldfinch  3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Tree Swallow [Photo by Catherine Busch]