Higbee Beach Birding - Friday, April 28th, 2017

A exciting morning when the local bird alert told us to be on the lookout for migrating Red-headed Woodpeckers. We had two brief flyovers, and one that stopped on a large oak tree to look for insects for several minutes to the delight of all, especially for those who had never seen one before. We also had good views of a singing Prairie Warbler. Leaders:  Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, & Catherine Busch.
43 species

Surf Scoter  2
Double-crested Cormorant  85
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  5
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  3
Bald Eagle  1
Sanderling  35
Purple Sandpiper  4
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Laughing Gull  8
Herring Gull  4
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Forster's Tern  5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  4
Red-headed Woodpecker  2     Recent arrivals
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  3
White-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  2
Fish Crow  4
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
Carolina Wren  8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
American Robin  1
European Starling  4
Common Yellowthroat  2
Prairie Warbler  2
Field Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  11
Eastern Towhee  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Blue Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  2
Common Grackle  7
Brown-headed Cowbird  12
American Goldfinch  4

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