Waterford Flats
| Trip leader: Gregg Petersen Recorder: Chuck Stirrat |
Date of trip: July 27, 2024 |
| Location: Waterford Flats | Number attending: 16 |
| Details: Temperature 63-76º; 3 mph wind. Clear. Spotted Sandpiper and Killdeer observed in flats and herons, Great Egrets, Green Herons, and Least Sandpiper observed in large 3 acre pond adjacent/west of the flats. Pond level is low, creating a mud flat on its western half. | |
eBird link with bird photos |
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Wood Duck 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7
Mourning Dove 7
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Killdeer 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 3
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Eastern Phoebe 5
Eastern Kingbird 4
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 4
Purple Martin 51
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 65
Cliff Swallow (imm.) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 3
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 4
Eastern Bluebird 10
American Robin 11
House Sparrow 30
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 7
Eastern Towhee 1
Orchard Oriole (F) 1
Red-winged Blackbird 24
Common Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Blue Grosbeak 3