We camped at First Landing State Park June 4-8 to do the VSO Foray. The
mornings of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were used to count birds on the
trails. At other times we did the bay front, the campground, cabins area,
picnic area and the 64th Street area. The weather was mostly clear except for
thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday nights. Temperatures were 65 to 85 until
Friday when we were leaving in the 90's. The numbers below are for all species
in all areas. Detailed information for each area are being sent to Andrew
Dolby for the VSO records (via snail mail).
COMMON LOON 1, BROWN PELICAN 67, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT 9, CANADA GOOSE 3,
MALLARD 6, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON 1, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON 1, GREEN
HERON 4, GREAT EGRET 2, GREAT BLUE HERON 16, OSPREY 35, RED-TAILED HAWK 1,
LAUGHING GULL 27, HERRING GULL 6, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 11, ROYAL TERN 1,
FORSTER'S TERN 5, COMMON TERN 1, LEAST TERN 1, MOURNING DOVE 12, YELLOW-BILLED
CUCKOO 4, CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW 3, CHIMNEY SWIFT 3, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD 1,
BELTED KINGFISHER 1, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 12, DOWNY WOODPECKER 4, NORTHERN
FLICKER 1, PILEATED WOODPECKER 15, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER 4, EASTERN PHOEBE 2,
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER 6, RED-EYED VIREO 7, BLUE JAY 3, AMERICAN CROW 16,
FISH CROW 4, PURPLE MARTIN 4, TREE SWALLOW 10, BARN SWALLOW 8, CAROLINA
CHICKADEE 7, TUFTED TITMOUSE 10, CAROLINA WREN 13, HOUSE WREN 3, EASTERN
BLUEBIRD 2, AMERICAN ROBIN 12, GRAY CATBIRD 1, NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD 3, BROWN
THRASHER 7, EUROPEAN STARLING 14, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER 14, NORTHERN PARULA 10,
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER 1, PRAIRIE WARBLER 1, PINE WARBLER 37, WORM-EATING
WARBLER 1, OVENBIRD 2, CHIPPING SPARROW 1, SONG SPARROW 1, NORTHERN CARDINAL
34, BLUE GROSBEAK 2, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD 21, COMMON GRACKLE 74, BROWN-HEADED
COWBIRD 8, HOUSE FINCH 14 and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 6.
Total species was 64 and total individuals 617.
Joyce and Hayes Williams
