Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon
Temp: 55° F
Winds: S 28 mph
Weather Conditions: cloudy
It was a little strange hearing the frequent chips of Yellow-rumped Warblers coming from below the level of the boardwalk as they hunkered down out of the wind and drizzle at the State Park this morning. Songbirds in general were hard to see but the 15 species of ducks, plus coots and grebes, more than compensated for that lack. The Eurasian Wigeon is still hanging out on Lighthouse Pond and a good number of Blue-winged Teal remain scattered throughout the Park.
41 species
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 6 |
Mute Swan | 50 |
Tundra Swan | 9 |
Wood Duck | 7 |
Blue-winged Teal | 8 |
Northern Shoveler | 36 |
Gadwall | 91 |
Eurasian Wigeon | 1 |
American Wigeon | 72 |
Mallard | 140 |
American Black Duck | 6 |
Northern Pintail | 34 |
Green-winged Teal (American) | 39 |
Ring-necked Duck | 4 |
Black Scoter | 1 |
Bufflehead | 19 |
Hooded Merganser | 19 |
Ruddy Duck | 8 |
Pied-billed Grebe | 6 |
Mourning Dove | 4 |
American Coot (Red-shielded) | 10 |
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs | 1 |
Ring-billed Gull | 1 |
Herring Gull (American) | 12 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 33 |
Northern Gannet | 3 |
Great Egret | 10 |
Turkey Vulture | 3 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
Merlin | 1 |
American Crow | 16 |
Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
Tree Swallow | 6 |
Carolina Wren (Northern) | 6 |
American Robin | 45 |
House Sparrow | 3 |
White-throated Sparrow | 2 |
Swamp Sparrow | 4 |
Eastern Towhee | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 20 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |