Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld.
Temp: 68°F
Winds: W 13 mph
Weather Conditions: sunny
The breeding Yellow-breasted Chats were very evident this morning at Garrett, with their odd calls audible all over the property. We had scope views of three of them and one did a brief flight display as it crossed the field. Orchard Orioles, an obvious breeder there in recent years, have been quite scarce this year but this week we did manage to spot two of them despite their silence. Prairie Warblers, Field Sparrows and Common Yellowthroats are still singing, and the marsh held a large mixed flock of White Ibis, Glossy Ibis, and Snowy Egrets.
45 species
| Species | Count |
| Mallard | 2 |
| Mourning Dove | 2 |
| Chimney Swift | 4 |
| Clapper Rail | 2 |
| Willet | 2 |
| Laughing Gull | 4 |
| Herring Gull (American) | 7 |
| Forster’s Tern | 2 |
| Snowy Egret | 9 |
| Green Heron | 1 |
| Great Egret | 2 |
| White Ibis | 15 |
| Glossy Ibis | 5 |
| Black Vulture | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 7 |
| Osprey (carolinensis) | 4 |
 Osprey (carolinensis) photo by Roger Horn |
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 Osprey (carolinensis) photo by Roger Horn |
|
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 3 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 4 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 5 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 1 |
| American Crow | 4 |
| Fish Crow | 1 |
| Purple Martin | 4 |
| Barn Swallow (American) | 2 |
| House Wren | 1 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 5 |
 Carolina Wren (Northern) photo by Roger Horn |
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| European Starling | 7 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| American Robin | 10 |
| House Sparrow | 2 |
| House Finch | 2 |
| American Goldfinch | 2 |
| Field Sparrow | 4 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 4 |
 Yellow-breasted Chat photo by Roger Horn |
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| Orchard Oriole | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 9 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 6 |
| Common Grackle | 10 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 3 |
| Prairie Warbler | 3 |
| Northern Cardinal | 8 |
| Blue Grosbeak | 2 |
| Indigo Bunting | 4 |
 Indigo Bunting photo by Roger Horn |
