Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn
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In the middle of June, you don’t necessarily expect to see a lot of birds. But the birds at Garrett Preserve were pretty cooperative this morning, willing to be both heard and seen. Yellow-breasted Chats were particularly active with several perched up, singing, and one doing a display flight. A couple of male Blue Grosbeaks also obligingly sat up, singing, as did a Common Yellow-throat and some Field Sparrows. Considering that the sun was out and the humidity low, it was a very nice morning!
42 species
| Species | Count |
| Mallard | 11 |
| Mourning Dove | 7 |
| Chimney Swift | 8 |
| American Oystercatcher | 1 |
| Killdeer | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 5 |
| Least Tern | 2 |
| Forster’s Tern | 8 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 2 |
| Great Blue Heron (Blue form) | 1 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Glossy Ibis | 2 |
| Osprey | 6 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 3 |
| Blue Jay | 2 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
| Purple Martin | 4 |
| Tree Swallow | 8 |
| Barn Swallow | 2 |
| House Wren | 1 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 6 |
| European Starling | 5 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 6 |
| American Robin | 2 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 2 |
| House Sparrow | 1 |
| House Finch | 2 |
| American Goldfinch | 3 |
| Field Sparrow | 3 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 8 |
| Orchard Oriole | 4 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 8 |
| Common Grackle | 4 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 3 |
| Prairie Warbler | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 8 |
| Blue Grosbeak | 2 |
| Indigo Bunting | 1 |
Yellow-breasted Chat photo by Kathy Horn
Yellow-breasted Chat photo by Kathy Horn
