Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon
Temp: 37°F
Winds: N 10mph
Weather Conditions: cloudy
The Yellow-rumped Warbler numbers were incredible today at the State Park. It seems likely that a new wave of migrants has come down from further north, perhaps related to snow cover and diminishing food supplies. They lined the field edges back by the hawk banding area and waves of them flitted across the field. Duck numbers are down within the park, but we had close looks at Blue-winged Teal and Lesser Scaup, among the 13 species of ducks seen.
46 species
Species | Count |
Mute Swan | 17 |
Tundra Swan | 13 |
Blue-winged Teal | 3 |
Northern Shoveler | 14 |
Gadwall | 16 |
American Wigeon | 24 |
Mallard | 11 |
American Black Duck | 13 |
Green-winged Teal (American) | 8 |
Ring-necked Duck | 4 |
Lesser Scaup | 1 |
Surf Scoter | 3 |
Surf/Black Scoter | 8 |
Bufflehead | 10 |
Ruddy Duck | 9 |
American Coot (Red-shielded) | 17 |
Herring Gull (American) | 9 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 3 |
gull sp. | 30 |
Common Loon | 2 |
Northern Gannet | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 4 |
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 2 |
Turkey Vulture | 4 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 1 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 1 |
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 3 |
Blue Jay | 1 |
American Crow | 2 |
Carolina Chickadee | 3 |
Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
Winter Wren | 1 |
Carolina Wren (Northern) | 6 |
Gray Catbird | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
Eastern Bluebird | 2 |
American Robin | 5 |
American Goldfinch | 3 |
Fox Sparrow | 1 |
White-throated Sparrow | 3 |
Song Sparrow | 1 |
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 2 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 155 |
Northern Cardinal | 1 |