Leaders: Alan Crawford, Keith Parker
Temp: 76° F
Winds:
Weather Conditions: Very windy and cloudy with occasional fog and “scotch mist” rain
Water levels finally back up after prior night’s rain. Merlins put on their evening show in good numbers, and we had great looks at Green Heron, Stilt Sandpiper (20+!), both Yellowlegs, and more.
31 species
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 200 |
Mute Swan | 2 |
Mallard | 50 |
American Black Duck | 1 |
Green-winged Teal | 5 |
Mourning Dove | 2 |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 1 |
Lesser Yellowlegs | 50 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 16 |
Stilt Sandpiper | 24 |
Laughing Gull | 6 |
Herring Gull | 12 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 50 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 25 |
Forster’s Tern | 1 |
Royal Tern | 5 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
Snowy Egret | 6 |
Green Heron | 2 |
Great Egret | 3 |
Glossy Ibis | 2 |
Osprey | 1 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
American Kestrel | 1 |
Merlin | 8 |
American Crow | 6 |
Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 6 |