Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn
Temp: 30° F
Winds: N 9 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy
We were interrupted in our duck-watching this morning by an American Bittern flying in and landing along the far edge of the pond. Even knowing the bird was right there, it was still difficult to see it as it blended into the grasses as only a bittern can. See if you can find the bittern in the first picture below; it’s right between the Hooded Mergansers.
40 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 2 |
| Mute Swan | 10 |
| Northern Shoveler | 8 |
| Gadwall | 14 |
| American Wigeon | 4 |
| Mallard | 19 |
| American Black Duck | 10 |
| Northern Pintail | 9 |
| Green-winged Teal (American) | 49 |
| scoter sp. | 4 |
| Bufflehead | 9 |
| Hooded Merganser | 12 |
| Ruddy Duck | 2 |
| Mourning Dove | 3 |
| American Coot (Red-shielded) | 1 |
| Killdeer | 2 |
| Herring Gull (American) | 4 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 4 |
| Red-throated Loon | 4 |
| Northern Gannet | 6 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| American Bittern | 1 |
| Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 2 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Black Vulture | 3 |
| Turkey Vulture | 10 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 1 |
| American Crow | 6 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 8 |
| European Starling | 5 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| American Robin | 3 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Swamp Sparrow | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 10 |
| Common Grackle | 19 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 20 |
| Northern Cardinal | 8 |
American Bittern photo by Kathy Horn
American Bittern with Hooded Mergansers photo by Kathy Horn
