Weather: 40 degrees am to 60 degrees Fahrenheit pm, winds 5-10 mph, sunny
Registrar: Anne Lazarus
Participants: 8
Bird Species: 48
We started the walk at High Rock and were greeted by several Rusty Blackbirds and Eastern Phoebes. We climbed the hill to Pouch Camp where we saw two Ring-necked Ducks and other water birds. This area attracted Golden-crowned Kinglets, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Red-bellied Woodpeckers and Downy Woodpeckers plus many other bird species.
Our next stop was Midland Beach. Our leader, Howard Fischer, spotted at least three hundred Northern Gannets foraging in the ocean. He directed our attention to Horned Grebes, Red-throated Loons, Red-breasted Mergansers and other water birds. A Great Egret flew over the beach, initially spotted earlier by Mary Beth Kooper.
Our final stop was Clove Lake to look for a Louisiana Waterthrush. Judy Rabi spotted the bird. This bird was very cooperative. We also saw Fox Sparrows and another Great Egret, plus many more species. We scanned the nest of the Great Blue Heron with our binoculars.
Species Lists
Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Mallard
American Black Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Horned Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-throated Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Cardinal
