Out first heat wave of the summer did not deter our group from exploring the State Park habitats. We were able to observe many birds resting on the beach and ponds. We discussed how birds stay cool since they do not perspire. Birds have no sweat glands, heat is lost through the respiratory tract by panting, or in non-passerines by the rapid vibration of the upper throat and thin floor of the mouth ("gular flutter"). Leaders: Chris Marks and Shaun Bamford.
45 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 48
Mute Swan 69
Gadwall 2
Mallard 8
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 17
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 4
American Oystercatcher 1
Killdeer 3
Laughing Gull 18
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 22
Least Tern 2
Common Tern 3
Forster's Tern 18
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Seen by a few
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 3
Purple Martin 36
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 3
House Wren 1 Heard
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
Pine Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 2 Female seen 1 heard
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Common Grackle 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 4
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