Leaders Group 1: Jackie & Keith Parker, Ruth Bergstrom
Leaders Group 2: Alan & Robin Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon
Temp: 70° F
Winds: ENE 10 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly sunny
Good view of an American bittern, nice showing of Great Blue Herons towards the end but the Merlin show was the highlight.
Group 1
41 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 20 |
| Mute Swan | 2 |
| Northern Shoveler | 2 |
| Mallard | 50 |
| Northern Pintail | 5 |
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Northern Pintail photo by Ruth Bergstrom |
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| Green-winged Teal | 8 |
| Mourning Dove | 10 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 2 |
| Herring Gull | 2 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 20 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 15 |
| Common Tern | 1 |
| Royal Tern | 3 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| Brown Pelican | 12 |
| American Bittern | 1 |
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American Bittern photo by Ruth Bergstrom |
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| Snowy Egret | 6 |
| Great Egret | 2 |
| Great Blue Heron | 40 |
| White Ibis | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 |
| Osprey | 6 |
| Northern Harrier | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Northern Flicker | 10 |
| Merlin | 20 |
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Merlin photo by Ruth Bergstrom |
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| Blue Jay | 2 |
| American Crow | 6 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
| Tree Swallow | 30 |
| Carolina Wren | 4 |
| European Starling | 5 |
| Gray Catbird | 7 |
| Brown Thrasher | 1 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| Field Sparrow | 1 |
| Swamp Sparrow | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 5 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 |
Group 2
Many Merlins, large flock of Great Blue Herons, and great looks at Sora and American Bittern.
38 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 15 |
| Mute Swan | 9 |
| Northern Shoveler | 3 |
| Gadwall | 1 |
| Mallard | 80 |
| Green-winged Teal | 30 |
| Mourning Dove | 16 |
| Virginia Rail | 1 |
| Sora | 1 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 4 |
| Herring Gull | 5 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 25 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 8 |
| Royal Tern | 4 |
| American Bittern | 1 |
| Little Blue Heron | 1 |
| Snowy Egret | 2 |
| Great Egret | 3 |
| Great Blue Heron | 32 |
| White Ibis | 2 |
| Osprey | 11 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 2 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Northern Flicker | 6 |
| American Kestrel | 1 |
| Merlin | 16 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 4 |
| Tree Swallow | 40 |
| Carolina Wren | 6 |
| European Starling | 6 |
| Gray Catbird | 8 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 3 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 6 |
| Common Grackle | 6 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 4 |








