Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Holly Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane
Temp: 45°F
Winds: W 8 mph
Weather Conditions: overcast
Though most of the trails at the State Park are still closed due to storm damaged trees and shrubs blocking the way, we had a good walk along the Red Trail, up to the top of the dunes and through town. At the Spring Flight platform, lots of Northern Gannets and scoters were flying by, some in close proximity. A Harbor Seal was briefly spotted, eating a fish as it drifted by. Aaron and Carter, CMBO’s Springwatch Technicians, spotted a Northern Harrier coming across the bay and we watched as it flew in and over. A sizable flock of White Ibis circled overhead, a sight that would have been truly exceptional just a few years ago. A private yard feeder hosted Purple Finches, Fox Sparrow, juncos and a Hermit Thrush. Not a bad March morning!
41 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 8 |
| Mute Swan | 12 |
| Northern Shoveler | 2 |
| Gadwall | 2 |
| Ring-necked Duck | 1 |
| Surf Scoter | 35 |
| Black Scoter | 45 |
| scoter sp. | 6 |
| Long-tailed Duck | 1 |
| Bufflehead | 5 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 10 |
| American Oystercatcher | 2 |
| American Herring Gull | 4 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Red-throated Loon | 5 |
| Northern Gannet | 83 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 6 |
| White Ibis | 21 |
 White Ibis photo by Roger Horn |
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| Turkey Vulture | 2 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 |
 Northern Harrier photo by Roger Horn |
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Northern Harrier photo by Roger Horn |
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Northern Flicker | 2 |
| American Crow | 2 |
| Fish Crow | 6 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 6 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 3 |
| European Starling | 8 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 5 |
| Hermit Thrush | 1 |
| American Robin | 8 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 5 |
| House Sparrow | 4 |
| House Finch | 7 |
| Purple Finch | 3 |
| Fox Sparrow (Red) | 1 |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) | 3 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 30 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 6 |
| Common Grackle | 25 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 10 |
| Northern Cardinal | 4 |
 Northern Cardinal photo by Roger Horn |
