Despite a stream of
Northern Gannets headed out of the bay, close Field Sparrows sitting up and
singing, and good, long looks at a Hermit Thrush, the real stars of this
mornings walk were birds we heard but never saw. As we paused to scan a marshy
area along the red trail, a Virginia Rail called, loud and close, seemingly
startled by our presence. After mimicking its call, it returned the call but
despite diligent searching we couldn't see the bird. A few minutes later we
turned to go but got only a short ways before two Virginia Rails sounded off.
We never did see them but it's exciting to know they're there!
Leaders: Kathy Horn,
Roger Horn
41 species (+1 other
taxa)
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 9
Tundra Swan 4
Northern Shoveler 18
Gadwall 24
Mallard 12
Green-winged Teal (American) 12
Surf Scoter 8
Black Scoter 2
Surf/Black Scoter 8
Bufflehead 7
Ruddy Duck 4
Mourning Dove 4
Virginia Rail 2
American Coot (Red-shielded) 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 3
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 5
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Northern Gannet 45
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 12
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 7
Bald Eagle 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren (Northern) 7
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
Field Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Northern Cardinal 3
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Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 9
Tundra Swan 4
Northern Shoveler 18
Gadwall 24
Mallard 12
Green-winged Teal (American) 12
Surf Scoter 8
Black Scoter 2
Surf/Black Scoter 8
Bufflehead 7
Ruddy Duck 4
Mourning Dove 4
Virginia Rail 2
American Coot (Red-shielded) 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 3
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 5
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Northern Gannet 45
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 12
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 7
Bald Eagle 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren (Northern) 7
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
Field Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Northern Cardinal 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
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| Field Sparrow photo by Kathy Horn |
