6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, sunny, +24 degrees, 25 participants, 27 species
The park was full of birds last evening but the highlights for our group were Red-winged blackbirds, Black-crowned night heron and police riding on horseback.
Thanks to Fred Hareau, Gay Gruner, David Mulholland and Audrey Speck for their help with the many enthusiastic beginners. Barbara MacDuff
A complete list of birds seen follows the photograph below.
Great blue heron 4
Great egret 4
Black-crowned night heron 1
Canada goose 4
Gadwall 2
Mallard 6
Common merganser 2
Osprey 1
Merlin 1
American wigeon 4
Ring-billed gull 30
Black-backed gull 1
Common tern 1
Eastern kingbird 2
American crow 4
Warbling vireo 2
Ruby-crowned kinglet 1
American robin 4
European starling 2
Yellow warbler 1
Song sparrow 4
Swamp sparrow 1
Northern cardinal 1
Red-winged blackbird 50
Common grackle 4
Brown-headed cowbird 1
House sparrow 3
