This
is the time of the year to study terns, as they disperse from their breeding
grounds and start to molt into basic plumage. This week we had the opportunity
to get a close look at side-by-side Forster and Common Terns as they perched on
the railing at the State Park. White-eyed Vireos have been very quiet for weeks
now, but one appeared, singing, along the yellow trail and a couple of Lesser
Yellowlegs provided evidence of southern shorebird migration.
Leaders:
Kathy Horn, Michael McCabe, Alan Crawford
36
species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 14
Mute Swan 55
Mallard 22
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Killdeer 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull (American) 3
Common Tern 5
Forster's Tern 15
Common/Forster's Tern 25
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 25
Barn Swallow (American) 12
Carolina Chickadee 1
House Wren (Northern) 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 7
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 12
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) 5
Northern Cardinal 5
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Canada Goose 14
Mute Swan 55
Mallard 22
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Killdeer 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull (American) 3
Common Tern 5
Forster's Tern 15
Common/Forster's Tern 25
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 25
Barn Swallow (American) 12
Carolina Chickadee 1
House Wren (Northern) 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 7
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 12
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) 5
Northern Cardinal 5
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
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| Common Yellowthroat photo by Kathy Horn |
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| Lesser Yellowlegs photo by Kathy Horn |
