A couple of people showed up for the NVBC walk at Belle Haven inlet this
morning. Practically no shorebirds in evidence and no out-of-the-way gulls
either. Too windy for the nearby trees to hold any migrants.
Double-crested Cormorant 30, incl. many immatures.
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 3
Canada Goose 1!
Wood Duck 20
Mallard 40
Northern Pintail 1
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 2 adults and 1 3rd year
Killdeer 12
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Laughing Gull 100s
Ring-billed Gull 100s
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Caspian Tern 5
Rock Pigeon 12
Mourning Dove 60
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 20
Carolina Wren 4
Northern Mockingbird 5
European Starling not counted
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 3
Stephen Eccles
