Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn
Temp: 35°F
Winds: NW 25 mph
Weather Conditions: cloudy
Rather than deter the birds, today’s blustery cold seemed to concentrate them in feeding flocks along the paths at the State Park. In addition to relatively small numbers of lingering Yellow-rumped Warblers, we had good views of Fox Sparrows and Hermit Thrush. A Gray Catbird was busily feeding in a holly tree and many sparrows and robins were gorging themselves on sumac berries. An Eastern Towhee was spotted in a dense thicket and there were a good number of Northern Gannets and a few Red-throated Loons feeding out in the bay.
42 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 74 |
| Mute Swan | 12 |
| Tundra Swan | 2 |
| Northern Shoveler | 30 |
| Gadwall | 18 |
| American Wigeon | 6 |
| Mallard | 20 |
| American Black Duck | 38 |
| Green-winged Teal (American) | 45 |
| Ring-necked Duck | 1 |
| Black Scoter | 10 |
| scoter sp. | 16 |
| Bufflehead | 10 |
| Hooded Merganser | 24 |
| Ruddy Duck | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 6 |
| American Coot | 8 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 5 |
| Herring Gull | 66 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 55 |
| Red-throated Loon | 4 |
| Northern Gannet | 24 |
| Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 4 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 2 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 6 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 7 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| Hermit Thrush | 2 |
| American Robin | 16 |
| American Goldfinch | 1 |
| Fox Sparrow (Red) | 3 |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) | 1 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 5 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 17 |
| Northern Cardinal | 6 |
Fox Sparrow photo by Kathy Horn
