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Sorry, no photos. Cold, rain, and wind made it feel colder than a mid-winter walk!
Despite the conditions, 17 people came out for the March 31 walk, lead by Andrew Keaveney. Those hardy participants were rewarded with 32 species of birds and numb fingers. The Snowy Owl that had been regular until a few days earlier couldn’t be found, but we did find a couple of just arrived migrants: an Eastern Phoebe and a Fox Sparrow.
Here’s the full list:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
American Goldfinch
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow
This was definitely the kind of walk that demanded a warm-up at Birds & Beans Café afterwards!
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