Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson
Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Bill Roach, MJ Roach, Bernie Hodgdon
Temp: 46° F
Winds: NE 15-23mph
Weather Conditions: clear
What a day! We were enjoying a male Common Yellowthroat singing out his heart at the top of a tree when a report of a Swallow-tail Kite came from the State Park. All eyes looked to the west where the bird was spotted soaring over the tree line. Because the beach was flooded, we climbed the overlook platform to witness 4 Stilt Sandpipers, followed by two Red-necked Phalaropes who flew in while we were watching. Two White-rumped Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Plovers, Least Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers and both yellowlegs rounded out the fantastic shorebird show. At the end of the walk, a brilliant male Indigo Bunting perched up in front of us singing away.
7:30am Group
54 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 4 |
| Mute Swan | 3 |
| Blue-winged Teal | 2 |
| Gadwall | 2 |
| Mallard | 6 |
| Green-winged Teal | 3 |
| Chimney Swift | 4 |
| American Oystercatcher | 1 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 3 |
| Killdeer | 4 |
| Stilt Sandpiper | 4 |
| Least Sandpiper | 7 |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | 2 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 2 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 5 |
| Red-necked Phalarope | 2 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 1 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 1 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 4 |
| Bonaparte’s Gull | 6 |
| Laughing Gull | 8 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 2 |
| Herring Gull | 8 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 8 |
| Forster’s Tern | 6 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 4 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Glossy Ibis | 1 |
| Black Vulture | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 6 |
| Osprey | 3 |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | 1 |
| Merlin | 1 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
| Purple Martin | 10 |
| Tree Swallow | 24 |
| Barn Swallow | 4 |
| Carolina Wren | 1 |
| European Starling | 3 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 6 |
| House Sparrow | 4 |
| American Goldfinch | 1 |
| Savannah Sparrow | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 2 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 22 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 1 |
| Common Grackle | 3 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 |
| Indigo Bunting | 2 |
Bonaparte’s Gull photo by Karen Thompson
Common Yellowthroat photo by Karen Thompson
7:45am Group
56 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 1 |
| Blue-winged Teal | 2 |
| Gadwall | 2 |
| Mallard | 3 |
| Green-winged Teal | 2 |
| Mourning Dove | 4 |
| Chimney Swift | 2 |
| American Oystercatcher | 3 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 2 |
| Killdeer | 2 |
| Stilt Sandpiper | 4 |
| Sanderling | 4 |
| Least Sandpiper | 6 |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | 1 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 1 |
| Wilson’s Snipe | 1 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 1 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 7 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 5 |
| Bonaparte’s Gull | 4 |
| Laughing Gull | 8 |
| Herring Gull | 14 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 14 |
| Least Tern | 3 |
| Forster’s Tern | 7 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 3 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Black Vulture | 3 |
| Turkey Vulture | 6 |
| Osprey | 3 |
| Merlin | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 4 |
| Fish Crow | 3 |
| Purple Martin | 5 |
| Tree Swallow | 7 |
| Barn Swallow | 5 |
| Carolina Wren | 2 |
| Gray Catbird | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 13 |
| House Sparrow | 3 |
| American Goldfinch | 2 |
| Field Sparrow | 2 |
| Savannah Sparrow | 3 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 10 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 6 |
| Common Grackle | 4 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 1 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
| Indigo Bunting | 1 |
