The highlight of the walk this morning was watching Parasitic Jaegers harassing gulls and terns in the “rips”. The parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) is so named for its habit of stealing food from other birds, a behavior known as ‘kleptoparasitism.’ Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, Mary Watkins, & Kirsten Fuller.
49 species
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 12
American Wigeon 5
Mallard 8
Northern Pintail 1
Surf Scoter 6
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8
Cooper's Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Sanderling 36
Parasitic Jaeger 4
Laughing Gull 36
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull (American) 3
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Caspian Tern 1
Forster's Tern 8
Royal Tern 6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 26
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 47
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 14
House Finch 10
Purple Finch 5
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 18
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