Checklist S120717425

Observations

1. Brant

   Number observed:  25

   Details

   Small flocks have arrived at the bay, briefly settled at the Short Beach sandbar

2. Canada Goose

   Number observed:  75

3. Wood Duck

   Number observed:  3

   Details

   Northbound flyovers near the Coast Guard Station

   Breeding & Behavior Code:

   F Flyover (Observed)

4. Mallard

   Number observed:  3

5. American Black Duck

   Number observed:  45

   Details

   Birds flying in off the bay throughout the morning, many dropping into the dune ponds

6. Green-winged Teal

   Number observed:  6

   Details

   Southbound flock at daybreak over the boat basin parking lot

   Breeding & Behavior Code:

   F Flyover (Observed)

7. Black Scoter

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   Hen bobbing around on the bay north of the boat basin early in the morning

8. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

   Number observed:  15

   Exotic: Naturalized

9. Mourning Dove

   Number observed:  13

10. Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Slightly late. Active migrant whizzing past the boat basin pavilion and heading northwest over the bay

11. American Oystercatcher

    Number observed:  75

    Details

    Flocks congregating on the Short Beach sandbar at daybreak, a few flybys seen later when the tide was high

12. Greater Yellowlegs

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Vocal individuals hanging out with the oystercatchers on the Short Beach sandbar at daybreak, headed north across the bay together

13. Sanderling

    Number observed:  120

    Details

    Good-size flocks at the Shore Beach sandbar and on the ocean shore

14. Laughing Gull

    Number observed:  25

15. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  20

16. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  85

17. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  60

18. Lesser Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    At least two adults associating with a distant flock of Great Black-backs on the beach

19. Black Skimmer

    Number observed:  40

    Details

    Distant congregation on the northern shore of the bay at dawn

20. Forster's Tern

    Number observed:  110

    Details

    Good numbers still hanging around the bay, with active foraging flocks and many resting on the docks across the water

21. Common Tern

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Foraging with a flock of Forster’s Terns, showed balding dark cap rather than separate eye masks

22. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  230

    Details

    Multiple flyover flocks as well as plenty of loafing and fishing birds at the bayside

    Media

23. Snowy Egret

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Seen at Short Beach at daybreak

24. Great Egret

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Hanging around the bayside marshes, including one at Short Beach

25. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    At Short Beach at dawn

26. Osprey

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Migrants moving down the beach, one pausing in a tree. Two were seen carrying fish

27. Sharp-shinned Hawk

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Westbound migrant

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

28. Cooper's Hawk

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    Several migrants seen moving west throughout the morning. Multiple individuals were observed actively hunting, including one that grabbed a White-throated Sparrow and was chased away by a second hungry hawk. A confiding adult perched at close range on the Coast Guard Station fence before flying directly at us in pursuit of prey

29. Northern Harrier

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Patrolling the dunes and moving vaguely westward. One bird was observed actively hunting at the swale

30. Belted Kingfisher

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Noisy male moving around the boat basin throughout the morning

31. Red-bellied Woodpecker

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Several migrant birds observed, pausing in the median as they moved west

32. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  3

33. Northern Flicker

    Number observed:  40

    Details

    Solid westbound movement throughout the morning, with many birds perching up or pausing to forage

34. Merlin

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Multiple migrants actively prowling the area for prey. Watched one individual eating a female Golden-crowned Kinglet on a high snag, and observed at least one additional successful kill

    Media

35. Eastern Phoebe

    Number observed:  4

36. Blue-headed Vireo

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Moving around the Coast Guard hedgerow and the roadside brush

37. Common Raven

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Pair hanging around the exit ramp at the end of the observation period

38. Horned Lark

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Several vocal individuals moving around in the dunes

39. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  20

    Details

    Foraging amidst the trees, low vegetation, and even on the ground. One deceased individual was discovered on the shore by Short Beach

40. Golden-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  12

    Details

    Multiple vocal birds scattered around the area

41. Red-breasted Nuthatch

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Noisy individuals working the pine groves

42. Brown Creeper

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Several vocal individuals, one briefly seen at the turnaround

43. Winter Wren

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Heard calling at the turnaround

44. European Starling

    Number observed:  25

    Exotic: Naturalized

45. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  8

46. Northern Mockingbird

    Number observed:  5

47. Hermit Thrush

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    One in the median and another at the turnaround

48. American Robin

    Number observed:  12

49. Cedar Waxwing

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Calling flyovers along the fisherman’s road

50. House Sparrow

    Number observed:  6

    Exotic: Naturalized

51. American Pipit

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    Calling westbound migrants detected throughout the morning. Multiple birds heard over the boat basin parking lot at daybreak, some seen over the beach

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

52. House Finch

    Number observed:  16

    Exotic: Naturalized

53. Purple Finch

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Calling westbound flyover migrants

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

54. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Several calling flyby migrants

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

55. Chipping Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Along the fisherman’s road and the outer turnaround

56. Field Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Briefly seen by the Coast Guard hedgerow

57. Dark-eyed Junco

    Number observed:  65

    Details

    Abundant throughout the area, flushing from the roadsides in flocks

58. White-crowned Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Immature bird foraging along the edge of the West End 2 parking lot

59. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  140

    Details

    Abundant and ubiquitous along the roadsides and brushy edges

60. Vesper Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Cooperative bird on the lawn east of the boat basin parking lot as we prepared to depart

    Media

61. Savannah Sparrow

    Number observed:  25

    Details

    Scattered individuals and small flocks in grassy habitats around the area

62. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  35

    Details

    Mixed in with other sparrows throughout the area

63. Swamp Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Heard calling near the swale

64. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    One heard calling near the Coast Guard Station and another seen briefly by the turnaround

65. Eastern Meadowlark

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Westbound trio of migrants over the median

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

66. Common Grackle

    Number observed:  3

67. Black-and-white Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Slightly late. Female-type bird creeping around in a tree along the fisherman’s road

68. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

    Number observed:  160

    Details

    Abundant and ubiquitous, many foraging birds and some westbound movement evident

    Media

69. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  3

70. Indigo Bunting

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Flight call heard near the boat basin parking lot at dawn