Leaders (7:30am): Kathy Horn, Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon
Leaders (7:45am): Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins.
Temp: 48° – 55° F
Winds: W 10 mph
Weather Conditions: sunny
Higbee was alive this morning with bird sound – the ringing songs of Northern Cardinals, Carolina Wrens, Carolina Chickadees and Tufted Titmouse, along with the sound of Laughing Gulls out over the water. Northern Gannets and Double-crested Cormorants are moving in big numbers. Other migrants were present as well; Northern Flicker and Brown Thrasher numbers are increasing, Golden-crowned Kinglets are flitting in the cedars, Eastern Phoebes are tail-wagging in the fields and Osprey are calling overhead. It was quite a birdy morning!
7:30am Group:
37 species
| Species | Count |
| Tundra Swan | 1 |
| Mallard | 10 |
| Surf Scoter | 8 |
| Black Scoter | 2 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 7 |
| Mourning Dove | 3 |
| Laughing Gull | 22 |
| Herring Gull | 3 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Caspian Tern | 1 |
| Northern Gannet | 26 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 625 |
| Snowy Egret | 3 |
| Black Vulture | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 |
| Osprey | 3 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Northern Flicker | 16 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 5 |
| Blue Jay | 5 |
| American Crow | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 6 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 6 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 2 |
| Carolina Wren | 14 |
| Gray Catbird | 5 |
| Brown Thrasher | 8 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| American Robin | 4 |
| Field Sparrow | 3 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 23 |
| Song Sparrow | 3 |
| Eastern Towhee | 4 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 6 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 12 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 18 |
7:45am Group:
40 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 1 |
| Mute Swan | 1 |
| Surf Scoter | 4 |
| Black Scoter | 16 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 8 |
| Mourning Dove | 4 |
| Laughing Gull | 7 |
| Herring Gull | 40 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 10 |
| Common Loon | 2 |
| Northern Gannet | 25 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1000 |
| Great Blue Heron | 7 |
| Black Vulture | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 4 |
| Osprey | 3 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
| Northern Flicker | 12 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 8 |
| Blue Jay | 2 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Fish Crow | 2 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 12 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 2 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 5 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 3 |
| Carolina Wren | 14 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 |
| Brown Thrasher | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| Eastern Bluebird | 1 |
| Hermit Thrush | 2 |
| American Robin | 2 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 16 |
| Eastern Towhee | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 2 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 11 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 3 |
| Northern Cardinal | 12 |
