Higbee Beach Birding - Friday, August 18th, 2017

First walk of the season found a mix of local breeders and early migrants. The latter included a single Broad-winged Hawk, many Eastern Kingbirds, 3 Cliff Swallows, 2 American Redstarts, and a Nashville Warbler. There were also many butterflies to be seen. Leaders: David La Puma, Kathy & Roger Horn, Chris Marks, and Catherine Busch.
25 species

Glossy Ibis  2
Osprey  4
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Laughing Gull  12
Herring Gull (American)  3
Mourning Dove  6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  9
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Eastern Kingbird  126
White-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
Purple Martin  57
Tree Swallow  16
Barn Swallow  15
Cliff Swallow  3  In flight. Light belly, dark throat, buffy rump.
Carolina Wren  4
Gray Catbird  2
Cedar Waxwing  28
Nashville Warbler  1
American Redstart  2
Yellow Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  3
Blue Grosbeak  3
Indigo Bunting  1
Red-winged Blackbird  42
Common Grackle  9
American Goldfinch  3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)