Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn
Temp: 74°F
Winds: E 5 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly sunny
The highlight at the State Park this morning was a flock of 13 Brown Pelicans that flew over the parking lot. Unfortunately, it was before participants arrived, but a smaller group showed up later and headed across the bay towards Delaware. Quite a few Glossy Ibis were feeding on one of the Plover Ponds while larger flocks of White Ibis flew over or perched on cedar tops, providing a good contest between young of both species. Purple Martin numbers are down significantly now that their southward migraine is underway. We also had evidence of migration in the large number of Eastern Kingbirds seen.
49 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 20 |
| Mute Swan | 22 |
| Mallard | 29 |
| Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 9 |
| Chimney Swift | 4 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 3 |
| American Oystercatcher | 2 |
| Killdeer | 1 |
| shorebird sp. | 8 |
| Laughing Gull | 32 |
| American Herring Gull | 13 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 23 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 |
| Forster’s Tern | 40 |
| Common Tern | 10 |
| Royal Tern | 1 |
| White Ibis | 26 |
| Glossy Ibis | 12 |
 Glossy Ibis photo by Roger Horn |
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 Glossy Ibis photo by Roger Horn |
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| Green Heron | 1 |
| Great Egret | 4 |
| Great Blue Heron | 1 |
| Brown Pelican (Atlantic) | 13 |
 Brown Pelican (Atlantic) photo by Kathy Horn |
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 Brown Pelican (Atlantic) photo by Roger Horn |
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| Osprey (American) | 1 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 17 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 2 |
| Blue Jay | 1 |
| American Crow | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 3 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 2 |
| Tree Swallow | 260 |
| Purple Martin | 40 |
| Barn Swallow (American) | 10 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 4 |
| European Starling | 4 |
| Gray Catbird | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 1 |
| House Sparrow | 6 |
| House Finch | 5 |
| American Goldfinch | 1 |
| Field Sparrow | 5 |
| Baltimore Oriole | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 30 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 8 |
| Common Grackle | 2 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 1 |
| American Redstart | 2 |
| Yellow Warbler (Northern) | 3 |
| Northern Cardinal | 5 |
| Indigo Bunting | 3 |
Blog post by Kathy & Roger Horn
