Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, B. Hodgdon
Temp: 72 °F
Winds: NW 5-10 mph
Weather Conditions: Sunny
With the humidity broken by yesterday’s storm, it was a beautiful morning for a walk at the State Park. Indigo Bunting and Field Sparrow were the cooperative birds of the day, with both sitting up, singing. Ducks are molting into their drab basic, or eclipse, plumage and no longer have that clean-cut spring look. Cedar Waxwings and Great-crested Flycatchers are hanging around in the wooded area at the back of the park, probably with nearby nests while a Willow Flycatcher sang repeatedly in the dunes. A squadron of seven Brown Pelicans flew back and forth along the beach, seemingly at a loss for a destination.
50 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 30 |
| Mute Swan | 99 |
| Mallard | 57 |
| Mourning Dove | 13 |
| Chimney Swift | 1 |
| American Oystercatcher | 8 |
| Killdeer | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 11 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 1 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 20 |
| Least Tern | 49 |
| Forster’s Tern | 5 |
| Brown Pelican | 7 |
| Great Blue Heron (Blue form) | 1 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Green Heron | 1 |
| Glossy Ibis | 13 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 |
| Osprey (carolinensis) | 5 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
| Willow Flycatcher | 1 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 3 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 1 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 1 |
| American Crow | 2 |
| Fish Crow | 2 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 3 |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 1 |
| Purple Martin | 60 |
| Tree Swallow | 4 |
| Barn Swallow (American) | 4 |
| House Wren (Northern) | 1 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 6 |
| European Starling | 20 |
| Gray Catbird | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| American Robin | 7 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 2 |
| House Sparrow | 5 |
| American Goldfinch | 3 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 1 |
| Field Sparrow | 5 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 18 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 2 |
| Common Grackle | 2 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 8 |
| Northern Cardinal | 6 |
| Indigo Bunting | 4 |
Field Sparrow photo by Kathy Horn
Indigo Bunting photo by Kathy Horn
