On today's walk, we
came across a group of feathers lying on the ground, along with some skeletal
debris. Using US Fish & Wildlife's "Feather Atlas," it looks as
if they were Wild Turkey feathers. Wild Turkeys are common on Cape Island today but for many years,
they were gone from the island. Check out the Feather Atlas! https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Kyle Chelius, Michael Mcabe
43 species
12 Canada Goose
4 Mallard
4 Mourning Dove
3 Chimney Swift
3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 American Oystercatcher
5 Killdeer
7 Greater Yellowlegs
5 Laughing Gull
1 Great Blue Heron (Blue form)
7 Great Egret
2 Black Vulture
3 Turkey Vulture
2 Osprey (carolinensis)
1 Belted Kingfisher
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
5 Eastern Kingbird
1 Red-eyed Vireo
4 Blue Jay
4 American Crow
45 Tree Swallow
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
8 Carolina Wren
1 Veery
4 American Robin
3 Gray Catbird
4 Northern Mockingbird
2 European Starling
1 House Finch
1 American Goldfinch
4 Chipping Sparrow
7 Bobolink
9 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
3 Common Grackle
1 Black-and-white Warbler
3 Common Yellowthroat
2 Yellow Warbler
6 Northern Cardinal
2 Indigo Bunting
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| Wild Turkey feathers photo by Kathy Horn |
