Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom, Barry Hershfeld
Temp: 64° F
Winds:
Weather Conditions:
A beautiful day with no wind and temperatures in the low 60’s. We had a number of interesting species soaring by, including a large flock of White Ibis, a smaller flock of Glossy Ibis, a Green Heron and a Mississippi Kite. The Yellow-breasted Chat, Indigo Bunting and Common Yellowthroats also made appearances.
38 species
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 9 |
Mute Swan | 11 |
Gadwall | 1 |
Mallard | 14 |
Mourning Dove | 3 |
Chimney Swift | 5 |
American Oystercatcher | 4 |
American Oystercatcher photo by Ruth Bergstrom |
|
Laughing Gull | 6 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 12 |
Least Tern | 100 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 2 |
White Ibis | 30 |
White Ibis photo by Ruth Bergstrom |
|
Glossy Ibis | 12 |
Snowy Egret | 1 |
Green Heron | 1 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Great Egret photo by Ruth Bergstrom |
|
Black Vulture | 1 |
Turkey Vulture | 2 |
Osprey | 6 |
Mississippi Kite | 1 |
Willow Flycatcher | 2 |
American Crow | 2 |
Tree Swallow | 1 |
Purple Martin | 40 |
Carolina Wren | 1 |
European Starling | 2 |
House Sparrow | 4 |
American Goldfinch | 1 |
Field Sparrow | 4 |
Eastern Towhee | 1 |
Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 24 |
Common Grackle | 10 |
Common Yellowthroat | 8 |
Yellow Warbler | 1 |
Prairie Warbler | 1 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
Indigo Bunting | 4 |