Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld
Temp: 54°F
Winds: N 0-3 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly sunny
Following last night’s storms, there was a lot of bird song at the Garrett Preserve. Field Sparrows and Northern Cardinals were everywhere, feeding on the ground or perched up, singing. A pair of Osprey have moved into the platform closest to the blind, and groups of yellowlegs were feeding in the marsh grasses. Prairie Warblers and White-eyed Vireos are back but really didn’t want to be seen. One of the many Common Yellowthroats was quite cooperative though, even allowing us extended scope views.
44 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 4 |
| Wood Duck | 1 |
| Mallard | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 6 |
| Chimney Swift | 1 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 8 |
| Willet | 1 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 4 |
| Laughing Gull | 11 |
| Herring Gull (American) | 4 |
| Forster’s Tern | 4 |
| Black Vulture | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 3 |
| Osprey (carolinensis) | 8 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
| Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 5 |
| Blue Jay | 1 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Fish Crow | 5 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 4 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 3 |
| Purple Martin | 1 |
| Tree Swallow | 4 |
| Barn Swallow (American) | 2 |
| House Wren (Northern) | 2 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 8 |
| European Starling | 6 |
| Gray Catbird | 5 |
| American Robin | 5 |
| House Sparrow | 2 |
| House Finch | 2 |
| American Goldfinch | 2 |
| Field Sparrow | 6 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 10 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 14 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 5 |
| Common Grackle | 11 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 6 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 3 |
| Prairie Warbler | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 16 |
