I-Sept 21st

Trip Leader: Judy 

Participants: Fred , Bonnie , Judy and Jim ,   Dave , James , Werner , Blain and Marj , Carole , Norma , Arlene , John and Kay , Liz , Joy , John , Bruce , Diane , Rob , George , Bill , Doug & BJ , Norah , Marilyn , Caroline    

 Locations: Most of the birds were seen at the marsh. The birds seen en route are shown as # 2.

 Conditions: It was a lovely late summer day. Sunny with a moderate south breeze and a brief shower in the afternoon. The high was 24C.

 Several of us wondered about a few plants which we saw. Marj identified Swamp Smartweed -  rose coloured flowers on a spike. The yellow composite flower we saw was Nodding Bur Marigold. The purple flowered aster was New England Aster. Thanks Norah for providing the names.  

   We saw 42 species. 

1.    • Pied-billed Grebe

2.  • Great Blue Heron   

3. • Green Heron

4.     • Black-crowned Night-Heron

5.     • Mute Swan

6.     • Trumpeter Swan

7.     • Canada Goose

8.     • Greater White-fronted Goose

9.     • Wood Duck

10.     • Blue-winged Teal

11.     • Turkey Vulture

12.     • Northern Harrier

13.     • Cooper's Hawk

14.     • Broad-winged Hawk

15.     • Osprey

16.     • Ruffed Grouse

17.     • Wild Turkey # 2

18.     • Killdeer

19.     • Ring-billed Gull

20.     • Mourning Dove # 2

21.     • Belted Kingfisher

22.     • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

23.     • Northern Flicker

24.     • Eastern Phoebe

25.     • Eastern Kingbird

26.     • Red-eyed Vireo

27.     • Blue Jay

28.     • American Crow

29.     • Black-capped Chickadee

30.     • American Robin

31.     • European Starling # 2

32.     • Cedar Waxwing

33.     • Nashville Warbler

34.     • Yellow Warbler

35.     • Yellow-rumped Warbler

36.     • Palm Warbler

37.     • Savannah Sparrow

38.     • Song Sparrow

39.     • Red-winged Blackbird

40.     • Rusty Blackbird

41.     • Common Grackle # 2

42.     • House Sparrow # 2