Leaders: Kathy Horn, Kyle Chelius
Temp: 60° F
Winds: SW 0-5mph
Weather Conditions: sunny
Though it’s only March, signs of spring migration are everywhere at the State Park. Eastern Phoebes, Pine Warblers, Tree Swallows and Field Sparrows were all perched up and singing. Most of the ducks are gone but small numbers of Blue and Green-winged Teal, Buffleheads and Northern Shovelers still linger in the ponds while large numbers of Northern Gannets stream offshore. An American Bittern was a surprise in the marsh but it was so well camouflaged that not everyone got to see it. Even so, it’s nice to know it’s there!
44 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 16 |
| Mute Swan | 6 |
| Blue-winged Teal | 3 |
| Northern Shoveler | 2 |
| Gadwall | 6 |
| Mallard | 12 |
| Green-winged Teal (American) | 4 |
| Ring-necked Duck | 4 |
| Surf Scoter | 13 |
| Surf/Black Scoter | 25 |
| Bufflehead | 20 |
| Mourning Dove | 3 |
| American Coot (Red-shielded) | 1 |
| American Oystercatcher | 2 |
| Killdeer | 2 |
| Herring Gull (American) | 9 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Northern Gannet | 45 |
| American Bittern | 1 |
| Great Blue Heron (Blue form) | 12 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Black Vulture | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 |
| Accipiter sp. | 1 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 11 |
| Fish Crow | 22 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
| Purple Martin | 1 |
| Tree Swallow | 14 |
| Barn Swallow (American) | 1 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 10 |
| European Starling | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 4 |
| Hermit Thrush | 1 |
| American Robin | 3 |
| Field Sparrow | 6 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 14 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 3 |
| Common Grackle | 1 |
| Pine Warbler | 6 |
| Northern Cardinal | 5 |
Pine Warbler photo by Kathy Horn
Pine Warbler photo by Kathy Horn
Tree Swallow photo by Kathy Horn
