Midweek at The Meadows - Wednesday, April 5th, 2017

Migration is in full swing at the Meadows this morning.  Duck numbers are dwindling but Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, recently arrived, were present in good numbers. Large numbers of Glossy Ibis and Double-crested Cormorants were moving in large flocks. Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, & Mary Watkins.
 45 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  26
Mute Swan  6
Gadwall  19
American Black Duck  4
Mallard (Northern)  12
Northern Shoveler  8
Green-winged Teal  8
scoter sp.  27
Bufflehead  6
Hooded Merganser  3
Ruddy Duck  1
Red-throated Loon  1
Northern Gannet  85
Double-crested Cormorant  46
Great Blue Heron  5
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  8
Glossy Ibis  39
Black Vulture  12
Turkey Vulture  24
Osprey  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Killdeer  1
Sanderling  8
Wilson's Snipe  2
Lesser Yellowlegs  2
Laughing Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  14
Mourning Dove  1
Fish Crow  2
Tree Swallow  8
Marsh Wren  1     Heard
Carolina Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  10
Northern Mockingbird  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Field Sparrow  4
Savannah Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  5
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  35
Common Grackle  15
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
House Finch  3

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