Partly cloudy and chilly spring afternoon. A highlight of the walk was watching an Osprey dive completely underwater, catch a fish, and shake water off his feathers like a dog. We saw nesting American Oystercatchers on the beach and Northern Gannet flying over the ocean. A Virginia Rail popped up by the platform on Lighthouse Pond East but was seen only by the leader. Warblers were not showing themselves but we heard a Common Yellowthroat. Ducks are mostly gone but we saw a Northern Pintail that appears to be injured on the middle plover pond. Leaders: Chuck Slugg & Barb Bassett.
43 species
Canada Goose 5
Mute Swan 33
Gadwall 2
Mallard 6
Northern Pintail 1 On middle plover pond at CMP State Park; appears to be injured; has been reported before.
Northern Gannet 8
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 1
Virginia Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Forster's Tern 14
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
Mourning Dove 3
White-eyed Vireo 1 heard only
Fish Crow 9
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 7
Purple Martin 15
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Marsh Wren 2
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 7
Northern Mockingbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 3 heard only
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 heard only
House Finch 1 heard only
American Goldfinch 1
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