Today's edition of the Dyke Marsh walk was attended by 24 people. Four warbler
species (all expected for this time of year) were observed. The highlight was
perhaps a slightly early Spotted Sandpiper in alternate plumage that foraged
right along the shoreline. Up to 6 Ospreys engaged in aerial courtship
displays and a DC Cormorants with nuptial plumes appeared to be the real crowd
pleasers! The full list for our records is below:
Double-crested Cormorant- 17
Great Blue Heron- 3
Canada Goose- 16
Mallard- 7
Osprey- 12
Bald Eagle- 3
Red-shouldered Hawk- 1
Killdeer- 1
Spotted Sandpiper- 1
Ring-billed Gull- 100
Herring Gull- 9
Great Black-backed Gull- 8
Caspian Tern- 2
Forster's Tern- 1
Rock Dove- 2
Mourning Dove- 11
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 8
Downy Woodpecker- 5
Hairy Woodpecker- 2
Northern Flicker- 3
Blue Jay- 18
American Crow- 2
Fish Crow- 2
crow spa- 5
Tree Swallow- 32
Barn Swallow- 2
Carolina Chickadee- 5
Tufted Titmouse- 6
Carolina Wren- 11
GC Kinglet- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 45
Northern Mockingbird- 4
European Starling- 50
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 60
Pine Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 1
Black-and-white Warbler- 1
Eastern Towhee- 2
Song Sparrow- 5
Swamp Sparrow- 1
White-throated Sparow- 25
Northern Cardinal- 30
Red-winged Blackbird- 24
Common Grackle- 8
Brown-headed Cowbird- 7
American Goldfinch- 14
House Sparrow- 20
Larry Cartwright
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