Fifteen OFO-ers joined me on the Durham Waterfront outing today. The birds
and the weather were perfect.
I decided to focus on Cranberry Marsh and Second Marsh so we could maximize
out sightings in a relaxing mode and we were not disappointed. We found 69
species including;
18 species of waterfowl including Trumpeter Swan, Wood Duck, Redhead, Ruddy
Duck were seen. A nice Tom Wild Turkey strutted his stuff for us. Common
Loon (flyover), several American Coots and Pied-billed Grebe were spotted.
The first influx of Double-crested Cormorant were at Second Marsh as was a
lovely adult Little Gull that put on a spectacular aerial display for us in
perfect light.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe and an early-ish Bank Swallow were
nice treats. Many Brown Creepers, and both Kinglets (often showing their red
crowns), Yellow-rumed Warbler, Hermit Thrush and a Winter Wren were part of
an influx of new arrivals. Sparrows were well represented by American Tree
Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated
Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow and Song Sparrow.
Geoff Carpentier
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