The highlight of this evening's walk was a bird not seen, but heard. As we went down the East path, after looking at the Pectoral, Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers feeding on the edges, a Virginia Rail called, close beside us along the path. Though we never saw a feather of it, or even movement in the grasses, it called repeatedly as it traveled past. A Northern Waterthrush, a Common Yellowthroat and a couple Indigo Bunting showed themselves later on the west path but couldn't surpass our enjoyment of that close, vocal Virginia Rail! Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Michael McCabe, & Sharon Meeker.
45 species
Canada Goose 36
Mute Swan 6
Blue-winged Teal 3
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 3
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 4
Virginia Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Least Sandpiper 6
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull (American) 5
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Tern 2
Forster's Tern 1
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Purple Martin 2
Barn Swallow (American) 6
Carolina Wren (Northern) 3
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 11
Cedar Waxwing 2
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) 1
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 3
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 2
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