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Hawks, Trails, and Beach – November 2, 2024

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Pam Hubert, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 55° F

Winds:  N 9 mph

Weather Conditions: Sunny

Nice views of a wide variety of ducks. Careful looks through kettles of Turkey Vultures revealed a good assortment of hawks. Highlights include Common Gallinule, Eurasian Wigeon, Wilson’s Snipe and Baltimore Oriole.

62 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 25
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 12
Northern Shoveler - Ruth Bergstrom

Northern Shoveler photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Gadwall 38
Eurasian Wigeon 1
Eurasian Wigeon - Ruth Bergstrom

Eurasian Wigeon photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
American Wigeon 36
Mallard 50
American Black Duck 4
Northern Pintail 25
Green-winged Teal 55
Surf Scoter 12
Black Scoter 75
Mourning Dove 2
Common Gallinule 1
Common Gallinule - Ruth Bergstrom

Common Gallinule photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
American Coot 3
Killdeer 2
Long-billed Dowitcher 5
Long-billed Dowitcher - Ruth Bergstrom

Long-billed Dowitcher photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Wilson’s Snipe 1
Greater Yellowlegs 8
Laughing Gull 4
Ring-billed Gull 6
American Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Forster’s Tern 2
Northern Gannet 4
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Little Blue Heron 1
Snowy Egret 4
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Carolina Wren 3
Northern Mockingbird 3
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Cedar Waxwing 3
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 20
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 200
Yellow-rumped Warbler 36
Northern Cardinal 2