Though the ponds were
mostly bare of shorebirds, with just a small scattering of Least and
Semipalmated Sandpipers, the beaches and dunes were bustling. Eastern
Kingbirds, Tree and Barn Swallows filled the evening sky while Sanderlings
defended their evening's catch from hungry gulls and terns. In addition to
sorting out the Great from Snowy Egrets, Little Blue Herons in their white
phase mingled in the feeding groups.
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn
52 species
Canada Goose 40
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 6
Mallard 11
Mourning Dove 9
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Killdeer 1
Sanderling 16
Least Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 18
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull (American) 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 65
Common Tern 2
Royal Tern 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 5
Little Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 7
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 20
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 75
Barn Swallow (American) 10
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 12
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 3
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Bobolink 6
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 7
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1
House Sparrow 3
Canada Goose 40
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 6
Mallard 11
Mourning Dove 9
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Killdeer 1
Sanderling 16
Least Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 18
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull (American) 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 65
Common Tern 2
Royal Tern 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 5
Little Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 7
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 20
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 75
Barn Swallow (American) 10
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 12
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 3
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Bobolink 6
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 7
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1
House Sparrow 3
