It was a nice surprise this morning to see two Purple Martins, first-of-season birds for most of us, perched on the poles that will soon hold the martin houses in which they’ll breed. Other early migrants included Rough-winged and Tree Swallow, Osprey and Laughing Gull. Northern Gannets were putting on a show over the water close to land and three male Blue-winged Teal, much less common here than Green-winged Teal, showed off their breeding finery. Leaders: Kathy Horn, Karl Lukens, & Kyle Chelius.
44 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 12
Gadwall 55
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 12
Blue-winged Teal 3
Northern Shoveler 8
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal (American) 11
Bufflehead 10
Hooded Merganser 2
Northern Gannet 12
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Black Vulture 7
Turkey Vulture 12
Osprey 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Seen in flight; brown-backed shorebirds with long yellow legs and long bill
Laughing Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 7
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Perched in good view, brown - backed swallow without neck band
Purple Martin 2 Early arrivals perched on nest box poles
Tree Swallow 18 Swallow with clean white underside, dark upper; calling
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 4
American Robin 14
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 10
Field Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Common Grackle 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
House Finch 1
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| Osprey [Photo by Karl Lukens] |
